唐代家庭形态的复合型特征

Compound Family as a Characteristic in the Tang Dynasty

唐代复合型家庭,主要有“同居共活”和“同籍别居”两种模式。号称“同居”者未必就是一家;分家异居之后仍然可能“同籍”。唐代家庭的二元性复合型特征,表现出“家户”与“家庭”的差异及家庭形态与功能的悖离。这种情况的出现,与中古转型时期家族制度和法律制度的变化密切相关,从一个侧面表现出唐宋社会变革的时代特征。

The compound family in the Tang Dynasty has two dominant forms: families who lived together and separate families under the same registration. Those who dwelt together might not belong to the same family, while who separated to form new families might remain under the same registration. This dual characteristic of the Tang Dynasty compound family shows the difference between“household”and“family,”as well as the separation of the form and the functions of a family. As one side of the prism reflecting the social changes in the Tang and Song dynasties, this phenomenon was closely related with the changing clan system and legal system in the medieval transition period.