晚清以来鄂北秘密社会的演变

Evolution of the Secret Society in Northern Hubei Province Since the Late Qing Dynasty

晚清以来,中国社会发生了巨大的变化,鄂北的秘密社会也经历了由兴盛到分化、衰落、最终走向覆灭的过程。在各个阶段,中国社会的社会矛盾和主要任务不同,而秘密社会“反社会”的破坏性始终没变,使得他们的活动由具有一定积极、进步意义的反封建、反侵略性质,转而走向反国家、反人民。可以说,正是秘密社会自身“反社会”的实质,决定了其自身的命运。

The Chinese society has experienced great changes since the late Qing Dynasty. The secret society in northern Hubei Province also went through a process from flourishing to separation, decline and finally to complete collapse. There were different social contradictions and major tasks in different stages in China, but the destructiveness of anti-society of the secret society kept unchanged, so their activities changed from certain traits of anti-feudalism and anti-aggression with positive and progressive significance to opposing the country and the people. Thus, it was the characteristic of ＂anti-society＂ of the secret society that determined its destiny.