吴起杀妻考——以性别角色为中心的考察

A Study on Wu Qi Killing His Wife——An Study Focused on Gender Roles

吴起杀妻的做法向来为人所诟病。人们多指责其"贪名",而少有人以男女性别角色的观点看待这一问题。男尊女卑、夫尊妇卑的性别角色定位模式在先秦时期便已形成。由于文化、习俗的差异,在春秋、战国之际的列国,性别角色的分布又不尽相同。然而吴起杀妻在男尊女卑、夫尊妇卑的性别角色定位模式和政治利益的双重作用下却得以无罪。经考证,吴起杀妻的确切年代应为周威烈王十四年(公元前412年)。

Wu Qi, the man who killed his wife to appeal for the position of general, was condemned all the time. People mostly denounced his lust for reputation, but seldom treated this issue from the perspective of gender roles. The patterns of gender roles orientation like ＂man is superior and woman inferior＂, ＂husband is superior and wife inferior＂, have formed in the pre - Qin period. Due to the differences of culture and custom, the distribution of gender roles varied from country to country during the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods, However, owing to the pattern of gender roles orientation and political interests＇ disturbance, Wu Qi escaped accusation. According to research, Wu Qi＇ s killing of his wife occurred in the 14th year of King Weilie＇ s reign of the Zhou Dynasty （BC 412）.