A Comparative Study of Naxi Rituals in Eya Village and Naxi Rituals in the Lijiang Region

The Dongba rituals (Naxi rituals) recorded in the scriptures have been studied detail by many scholars, and some of them conducted field surveys Naxi gathering places around Lijiang. However, few researchers study areas deep mountains. Therefore, this paper focuses on comparing differences between one remote mountainous places, Eya Village, surrounding Lijiang, analyzing how geographic factors lead to very different these two with same culture. Through interviews local residents, observations, analysis literature, I found that region are cruder, not class-based, mostly performed village units, influenced a single location harsh geographical environment led set differences.