On the Historical Changes of Uyghur's Early Belief Before Tang Dynasty

Hua Chen; Xiangwei Bu

doi:10.54097/ijeh.v6i1.3098

Authors

Hua Chen
Xiangwei Bu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v6i1.3098

Keywords:

Uighur, Early faith, Primitive worship, Manichaeism.

Abstract

The Uygurs, the ancestors of today's Uygurs, are one of the ethnic minorities in China. The primitive beliefs of the Uighurs experienced a gradual process, from primitive worship to shamanism to Manichaeism. In its primitive worship, the worship of heaven is extremely important, in addition to the Wolf as the protection of the clan and the symbol of the totem. With the development of the Uighur society, the class relations changed and the class struggle intensified. Shamanism, unable to meet the needs of the development of the Uighur society, gradually collapsed and was replaced by the emerging Manichaeism.

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