对撒梅人婚礼仪式的审美人类学思考

An Aesthetic Anthropological Discussion of the Samei People′s Wedding Rites

审美人类学是一门新的学科,它倾向于把美学和文化人类学结合起来,找出美学研究的新方向。仪式是审美人类学的重要研究对象,婚礼仪式更是仪式研究中的重要范畴。本文以田野调查为基础,从审美需要、审美能力、审美交流三个方面对撒梅人的婚礼仪式进行审美人类学的探讨,试图解析撒梅人婚礼仪式的独特审美价值。

As a developing discipline, aesthetics anthropology integrates aesthetics with cultural anthropology and tries to explore new field of aesthetics. In aesthetics anthropology, rites are considered to be the important subjects, and among which, wedding rites are important categories. Based on the field study, the article describes wedding rites of the Samei people, probes into the dimension of aesthetic needs, judgment and communication, and intends to explain the importance of aesthetics.