川西北羌族成年仪式的调查研究——“十三仪式”的象征人类学分析

On Investigation and Study of Adult Ritual of the Qiang Ethnic Group in Northwest Sichuan——The Analysis of Symbolical Anthropology for Thirteen-year-Old Ritual

同羌族其他地区相比,川西北羌族保留着独特的"十三仪式"。作为与社会生活密切相关的象征行为,"十三仪式"中具有丰富的社会文化象征,表达和塑造了人们对现代社会生活的体验,体现了人们对社会变迁的感受和理解。运用仪式理论不能完全解释"十三仪式",只有将其置于特定的社会文化背景之中才能完整地理解。

Compared with people of the Qiang ethnic group living in other areas,the Qiang ethnic group in Northwest Sichuan still keeps a distinct thirteen years old ritual.As a symbolical behavior having close relation with social life,the ritual has abundant symbols of social and culture.It expresses and shapes the life experience in modern society,embodies people＇s perceptions and understandings of social changes.Since the theory of the rites of passage is not suitable to explain the ritual.If we need to completely understand it,we will take it into its specific social and cultural background.