| Abstract: | During the 1970s, the Australian government began to emphasize the importance and uniqueness of the aboriginal culture and history. Additionally, in 2000, during the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, performances honoring aboriginals were on display during the opening ceremony. The result of these two events led to the national recognition of the importance and contributions of aboriginal folkarts.
In Taiwan, a similar event occurred for the Taiwanese aboriginal tribes, especially to the Bunun tribe in the area of chorus singing, allowing the Bunun tribe to develop the reputation for being strong and talented chorus singers in Taiwan, In 1943, a Japanese musician heard a song (pasibutbut) being sung by the Bunun people and was extremely impressed by their abilities. He wrote a paper about the singing which was read by many Westerners and thus redefined their views and opinion about chorus singing overall.
As a result of research, it is believed that pasibutbut, the activity itself, represents the concept of ?serious leisure?.
This paper will use Stebbins?s theory on serious leisure, as well as the ?fringe society? theory and ?social exchange? theory, to analyze pasibutbut. Additionally, quotes, facts and information will be taken from other Taiwanese sources to complete the paper.
The other sources include interviews with 8 members of the Bunun Association. The methods used during the interviews include observation and face-to-face discussions which took a year to conduct.
Objectives
(1) to use the theory on serious leisure to understand the meaning of a pasibutbut singer?s devotion into the activity
(2) to analyze whether certain points (personal effort, perserverance, self identity, secondary culture, career, and long-lasting benefits) represent the theory of serious leisure
(3) to explain that when the pasibutbut singer is engaging in the activity, a secondary culture occurs
Conclusion
(1) Pasibutbut singers share distinctively identical values with each other.
(2) Pasibutbut singers represent the qualities of serious leisure |
