姑妈保佑——元阳县新亚拥村哈尼族家族女性神的人类学考察

Bless From the Aunts:An Anthropological Study of the Patrilineal Lineage's Goddess among the Hani People

在对新亚拥村哈尼族丧礼调查时,发现死者姑妈家庭在仪式中有特殊的角色。结合新近关于妇女的灵魂守望者角色的研究发现,本文记述了当地有关家族女性神的故事传说,分析了其在宗教活动中的重要作用。结论认为,姑妈这一家族女性神的信仰,使得女性在其特殊社会角色下,在维护父系家族制度和姻亲关系方面,具有重要的文化功能。

On the survey of funeral rites among the Hani people in the village of Xinyayong,the authors discovered the special roles of the family of the dead＇s aunt.On the basis of research on the women＇s roles as watcher for the souls,the paper told the stories of family＇s goddess,analyzed the goddess＇s function in religion rites.It concluded that,the faith of aunts as family＇s goddess,which based on the women＇s special roles,has important culture function on the maintenance of patrilineal lineage and marriage affinity.