中世纪西欧与同期中国离婚原因比较

A Contrast of Reason's for Divorce during Middle Ages in Western Europe and the Same Period in China

离婚现象在中世纪西欧与同期中国皆有存在,离婚原因大相径庭。中国古代男女离婚多偏重于世俗伦理道德问题,以维护宗法家族秩序为目的,且男性主体地位突出;而西欧离婚宗教伦理问题居多,以稳定基督教神权秩序为目标,但男女关系相对平等。中西方离婚原因的差异,实质上是两种不同观念文化在婚姻问题上的折射。

Phenomenon of divorce in the middle ages in Western Europe also existed in China during the same period. The reasons for divorce vary widely. Divorced men and women in ancient China put more emphasis on secular ethical issues, to maintain order for the purpose of the patriarchal family, with men at dominant position. In Western Europe, the reasons are mostly ethical issues and religious issues. They divorce in order to stabilize the Christian theocratic order. But there are relatively equal male-female relationships. The differences in divorce, in essence, is the refraction of marriage problems in two different cultures.