隐居制度论

Retire: The Characteristic of Japan's patriarchal system

日本历史上曾经模仿吸收了许多中国的制度与文化,又对其加以改造,以适应本国国情的发展,隐居就是其中之一。隐居指家长在老龄或因病等情况下,在生前将家长权让渡给继承人,从家长的地位上引退的行为。这种制度在近代社会被法制化,进而演化成一种民俗。尽管这种制度带有浓厚的封建色彩,但它否定家长的“终身制”,使家长与家长权受到制约,有利于实现家族的长久延续和事业兴旺。

In the history, Japanese imitated and adopted many Chinese systems and cultures and changed them to fit in Japanese situation. Retire is one of them. Retire - - the conduct that the airing parents voluntarily hand over their power to their successors. In modern society, Retire has been legitimated and developed into a culture. Carrying many features of feudalism, it also keeps people from being the absolute power of a family, therefore helps the family continuing and prospering.