湘西苗族婚姻文化的百年变迁

The Development of Marriage Culture of the Miao People in West Hunan over the Past Century

百年来,湘西苗族婚姻文化在国家话语的主导下发生了巨大变迁,主要表现在婚姻缔结方式、婚姻仪式与通婚规划等方面。湘西苗族婚姻文化的百年变迁,折射出国家与民族社会互动的一个重要特征:一方面,围绕着国家现代化这一宏伟目标,国家阶段性地调整文化策略,通过自上而下的方式不断地对民族文化实施"有计划的变迁";另一方面,面对国家话语自上而下的导引,民族社会也做出了积极回应,表现出鲜明的文化主体性和独立性。

Over the past century the marriage culture of the Miao people in West Hunan has undergone great change,mainly concerning the ways of marital bonds,wedding rituals and marriage planning.It is argued that the change is characterized with ＂planned change＂ in national cultural strategy on the one hand and the minority people＇s cultural subjectivity and independence facing the leading role of national discourse on the other hand.