四川凉山和贵州威宁彝族家支特征及影响

The Characteristic and Influence of a Clan for Yi People in Liangshan of Sichuan and Weining of Guizhou

家支是彝族社会组织的基本单位,也是彝族社会生活中重要的一个综合性的社会组织。一个家支有其发展的历史,通过家支的迁徙、祭祀、盟誓等家支活动来完善家支的自我管理。一个家支的发展其实是一个民族发展的缩影。

Clan is not only the basic units of Yi people＇ s social organization, but also the most important all - around social organization which is in the social life of Yi people. A clan has its history of development and can perfects its management by celebrates some elan＇ s activity, such as migration, fete, making a pledge, and so on. In fact, the development of a clan is a reduction of a nationality＇ s development.