土族民间团体嘛呢会调查

Mani Association:A Folk Group in the Tu Nationality

嘛呢会普遍存在于青海省民和县三川地区的土族村落,是农村中老年居民自愿组成的民间团体。本文在田野调查的基础上,对嘛呢会的历史、构成、组织活动以及与村落管理系统的关系做了一些探讨。文章认为,嘛呢会是地缘、血缘和神缘关系三者结合的产物,反映了土族在宗教信仰体系上的多元特征。嘛呢会对于传承土族文化、整合土族社区发挥着重要的作用,同时又是土族老年人进行社会参与和情感交流的重要途径。

Prevalent in the rural Sanchuan areas of the Minhe County,Qinghai Province,the Mani Association is a voluntary folk group mainly consisting of the middle-aged and the old people.This paper,on the basis of authors' fieldwork,examined its history,composition,organization and activities and its relationship with the administrative system in the village.The authors think that the Mani Association represents the combination of local,consanguine and religious relationships.Also,it reflects a religious plurality.The group plays an important role in passing on the Tu's culture and integrating the Tu's community.At the same time,it is an important place where the aged people can realize their social participation and emotional exchange.