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1、学校代码：10724编号：YW21硕士学位论文中美葬礼仪式的跨文化研究姓名：李琳娜学号：201520149指导教师：侯新民学科专业：英语语言文学学位类型：学术学位2018年6月ACROSS-CULTURALSTUDYOFFUNERALRITUALSINCHINAANDAMERICAByLiLinnaAThesisSubmittedtotheGraduateSchoolofXi’anInternationalStudiesUniversityinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegr
2、eeofMASTEROFARTSinEnglishLanguageandLiteratureXi’an,China2018iiiiiiivlvviACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWiththisthesisfinished,mypostgraduateeducationiscomingtoanend.Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmygratitudetothosewhohelpandsupportmeduringmypostgraduateyears.Firstandforemos
3、t,IwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetoProfessorHouXinmin,myrespectedsupervisor,fortheguidance,support,patiencethatheprovidedduringmypostgraduatestudyatXi’anInternationalStudiesUniversity.Heleadsmetothedoorofinterculturalcommunication,whichhasreallybroadenedmyhorizon
4、andenrichedmylife.Second,Iwouldliketothankallmyteachersandclassmateswhosharedwithmetheirknowledgeandideas.Theirkindnessandfriendlinesswillbemyunforgettablememories.Iwishallofthemahappyandhealthylife.Lastbutnotleast,mygratitudegoestomyfamily.Theyprovidemeacomfortablelif
5、e,whichallowsmetoconcentrateonmystudyintently.Itistheirlovethatsupportsmetoenjoymypostgraduatestudyinthepastthreeyears.Thankyouall.viiABSTRACTSincethebeginningofhumanculture,themysteryofdeathhasbeenpuzzlingthehumanmind.Forthousandsofyears,manyreligionsandphilosophicsch
6、oolswereintroducedtoexplaindeath.However,noneofthemissuccessful.Duetotheinevitabilityofdeath,peoplebegantochoosetranscendence.Funeralistheexternalritualofdeathtranscendence,whichexistsbothinChinaandinAmerica.Thesefuneralritualsaretheexpressionofculturaldifferences.Asau
7、niquesocialactivityandculturalbehavior,funeralsareasoldascivilizationofhumanbeings,representingthehumanperceptionsabouttheworldandtheirrelationshipwithit.DifferentfuneralsmanifestdifferentunderstandingsandinterpretationsofdeathonthepartofChineseandAmericancultures.Thep
8、urposeofthispaperismainlytodiscussthedifferencesofthefuneralritualsinholdingfuneralsinChinaandAmerica.Thentheauthorfu
