A study on the relationship between religion and palace music and dance in the Great Yuan period

The article studies the offering music and dance during the Yuan Dynasty. In addition to the comparative research on the interrelations between religion and believes of Mongolians and the sacrifice music and dances and hereby introduce some of the research work results. To conduct the research work, we studied regional offering and sacrifice ceremonies, feature and music and dances of Yuan Dynasty and touched the development issues, too. According to our points of view, research on the regional offering and sacrifice ceremonies, feature and music and dances of Yuan Dynasty shall be very important not only for the development of the music and dance development of Mongolia, but also for the research of the sacrifice and offering ceremonies of Mongolians. In accordance with the history of Mongolia, Palace music and dances have developed during the Yuan Dynasty, therefore the article has reflected the major factors influencing on this development rate. The article reflects research works on political and religious meaning of the shamanism in the beginning of the Mongolian state and government and mentioned the outstanding ceremony of sky offering and sacrifice ceremonies on basis of the historical evidences and facts. We may consider that dance movements were included into the shamanist ceremonies conducted during the sky sacrifice ceremonies as different art types have not been separated but were conducted as a complex ceremony at this time; therefore, the believes of people were also complex worshipping lyrics and music, actions and performances, images and roles of these ceremonies.