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One of the traditional religious rituals of the Yao ethnic group is seeking reciprocal favor for the family from the gods (known as “Huan Jia Yuan”). The cultural value system of the Yao community can be seen in this ritual. Based on fieldwork examining Huan Jia Yuan in Huangdong Township, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, this article analyzes the symbolism of the ritual, as well as the behavior and psychology of the Yao people. It provides a detailed account of the structure and process of the ritual and examines the religious function of Huan Jia Yuan. It demonstrates that Huan Jia Yuan is a ritual by which Yao people communicate and exchange with gods through offerings and sacrifices. In return, the gods promise to eliminate disasters and to use their sacred powers to help those who are experiencing difficulties. In modern society, maintaining cultural inheritance and fostering connections between people are very important. As a result, the ritual has changed in response to the changing life of the community.
Yue Zhang; Jichi Zhang; Kaja Rehmus. Reciprocating and Connecting: The Ritual Structure and Social Functions of Yao Huan Jia Yuan in Huangdong, Southwest China. Religions 2021, 12, 526 .
AMA StyleYue Zhang, Jichi Zhang, Kaja Rehmus. Reciprocating and Connecting: The Ritual Structure and Social Functions of Yao Huan Jia Yuan in Huangdong, Southwest China. Religions. 2021; 12 (7):526.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYue Zhang; Jichi Zhang; Kaja Rehmus. 2021. "Reciprocating and Connecting: The Ritual Structure and Social Functions of Yao Huan Jia Yuan in Huangdong, Southwest China." Religions 12, no. 7: 526.
The relationship between religion and happiness has been seriously understudied in non-Western and non-Islamic societies. Taking religious identity and religious practice as strata, the 2015 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) data were used to examine the predicting power of health, politics, and social relationships with regard to happiness in four different groups, as follows: People with a religious identity and practice, people with no religious identity but with a practice, people with a religious identity but no practice, and people with neither a religious identity nor practice. Multiple regression analyses were conducted using the Ordinary Least Squares method. The results demonstrate the influence of the independent variables in the four groups, thus confirming the expectation that different religious practices, as well as identities, play a vital role in moderating the degree of happiness. Physical and mental health are significant predictors of happiness regardless of different religious situations, with the effect of mental health here found to be greater in magnitude on happiness than that of physical health. Political participation was not found to be related to happiness, but having a left-wing political attitude did emerge as strongly predicting happiness. The results concerning social relationships further consolidate the hypothesis that religious practice should be taken into consideration separately from religious identity. This study indicates the importance of further investigating religious practice as an independent factor in religious studies in the context of Chinese society.
Yingying Sun; Yue Zhang. Who Is Happier in China? Exploring Determinant Factors Using Religion as a Moderator. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 4308 .
AMA StyleYingying Sun, Yue Zhang. Who Is Happier in China? Exploring Determinant Factors Using Religion as a Moderator. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (22):4308.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYingying Sun; Yue Zhang. 2019. "Who Is Happier in China? Exploring Determinant Factors Using Religion as a Moderator." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 22: 4308.
This study explores the causal relationship between Internet users’ ideologies and their corresponding attitudes to genetically modified (GM) food safety. Using the 2015 Chinese Internet User Survey data (N = 3780) as a representative sample of Internet users from China, the study investigates factors influencing people’s attitudes to GM food safety. Multinomial Logistic Regression Models are applied to examine the effects of demographic features (gender, age, education, family annual income, location, CPC membership, and occupation) and ideological factors (general ideology, political ideology, economic ideology, and cultural ideology) on attitudes to GM food safety. The results demonstrate that the percentage of people whose attitude is that “GM food is risky” (35.1%) surpasses those who think “GM food is safe” (20.4%). The young generation respondents think that GM food is safe, while those with higher levels of income and education are more inclined to view GM food as risky. In addition, public sector employees tend to think that GM food is risky. Respondents characterized with right-wing ideology in general tend to regard GM food as safe, compared to left-wing ideologists. However, their attitude varies in different ideological dimensions of politics, economics, and culture. This paper contributes new insights into understanding ideological influences on science development and sustainability.
Yue Zhang; Yingying Sun. The Effect of Ideology on Attitudes toward GM Food Safety among Chinese Internet Users. Sustainability 2018, 10, 4326 .
AMA StyleYue Zhang, Yingying Sun. The Effect of Ideology on Attitudes toward GM Food Safety among Chinese Internet Users. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (11):4326.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYue Zhang; Yingying Sun. 2018. "The Effect of Ideology on Attitudes toward GM Food Safety among Chinese Internet Users." Sustainability 10, no. 11: 4326.