由敖包看北亚环境问题:草地主位的生态知识、政治表述及仪式实践

What Do Oboo Cairns Tell Us about Environmental Issues in Northern Asia? Emic Ecological Knowledge,Political Discourse and Ritual Actions in the Grasslands

本文探讨的是敖包与北亚地区环境问题之间的关系。笔者认为,祭敖包是主位的生态知识、政治表述及仪式实践共同作用的产物。本文首先勾勒当地民众与自然环境中的神灵进行沟通的方式,描述环境退化对人们及其经济的影响,进而展示了当地民众及政府如何将敖包作为一个表达环境保护政治话语的主要场所,最后分析了当地民众如何调适敖包仪式内容以应对气候变化问题。

In this article the relationship between oboo cairns and environmental issues in Northern Asia is explored.We argue that oboo worship lie at the intersection of emic ecological knowledge,political narratives and adaptation to climate change.After outlining the way local populations interact with the deities inhabiting the natural environment,the article describes the way environmental degradation has affected people and their economies.It then shows that oboo became major sites for both local and national authorities in terms of conveying a political discourse on environmental preservation.Finally,the article analyses how locals have adapted oboo ritual content in order to face climate change.