現代中国社会の転換期における萍郷儺文化の変遷（1978－現在）

Nuo is a religious ritual of exorcism dating back to the Prehistory of China, in which people wear unique masks and dance to expel ghosts and pray for peace and prosperity. After three thousand years of rising and falling in the popularity of the custom, Nuo has evolved from a traditional religious ritual into a culture. This study examines the change in Nuo culture under the transformation of contemporary China using first-hand data from 3 months of fieldwork. Using the Nuo culture in Pingxiang (Jiangxi, China) as an example, I illustrate the changes in Nuo culture regarding the connotation, manifestation, transmission, and management, successively, and analyze the reasons for these changes. I show that the influence of Nuo as a religion has been weakened, but its influence as a culture has been strengthened. Accordingly, the manifestation, transmission, and management of Nuo culture have also changed. These changes can be explained by internal and external factors. The internal factor is that Nuo is a secular culture with compatibility and flexibility. External factors include the marketization of the Chinese economy, granting of religious freedom but strengthened supervision, and increased attention to culture development