论“后宗族形态”

Study on Post-lineage Group

"前宗族形态"指有聚合无世系,其历史趋势是以源于一宗的父系世系整合族类关系;"后宗族形态"指有世系无聚居,其历史趋势是父系世系与传统的族居形式逐渐脱离,并衍化为一种文化性范畴。中国明清以来直至近现代社会中广泛发生的联宗活动以及所由形成的联宗组织,就具有进入"后宗族形态"的基本特征。而在当代社会条件下,"后宗族形态"有可能成为中国宗族发展史上的一个新阶段。

Pre-lineage group is considered as a group of people who lived in a compact community without descent.It was bound to be integrated by paternal descent.Post-lineage group means that people no longer live in a compact community,but the descent still exists.In such circumstances,the Post-lineage group will be evolved into a kind of cultural category.Lian-zong activities and organizations,which had been widely existed in China since Ming-Qing period,have the basic characteristic of Post-lineage group.In modern society,the Post-lineage group will probably become a new stage in the history of Chinese lineage.