试论古代“烝婚”、“报婚”现象存在的原因

Analysis on the Causes of the Existence of "Zheng Marriage" and "Bao Marriage" in Ancient China

我国古代的婚姻是文化史上的一个重要文化现象。在儒家礼制思想影响深远的古代社会里,"烝婚""报婚"是两种比较特殊的婚姻存在形式,它们的存在与古代的父权制、种族观、人口的繁衍及政治外交息息相关,是古代社会的一面镜子。探析"烝婚"、"报婚"这两种婚姻出现并存在的原因,以祈对古代的社会政治有一个更深入的了解。

Marriage in ancient China is an important cultural phenomenon in cultural history.In ancient society filled with Confucian thought,＂Zheng Marriage＂ and ＂Bao Marriage＂ were two special form of marriage,whose existence was closely related to closely related to patriarchy,race,and political diplomacy.The present paper makes an attempt to analyze the cause of the causes of the existence of the two marriages to better understand the ancient social and political system.