铓的流动与茶山社会建构

The Circulation of Mang Gongs and the Social Construction of the Chashan People

铓是包括茶山人在内的景颇族传统社会中兼有聘礼、嫁妆、丧礼、神器、乐器与财富象征等多重文化意涵的器物。当代茶山社会中的铓,借助婚丧仪式,进行着跨越家族、族群与国界,跨越生(婚姻)与死(丧葬)的双向环状流动,发挥着世俗与神圣双重功能,在茶山地方社会建构中扮演了重要角色。

Mang Gongs were regarded as the bride-price , dowry , funeral , sacred artifact , instrument , and an embodiment of wealth in the Chashan people's traditional society.The Chashan people used Mang Gongs as the symbols to cross the border of families , ethnic groups , and countries , and to pass through the life ( marriage ) and death ( funeral ) .The bidirectional circulation of Mang Gongs developed sacred and worldly functions.The usages of Mang Gongs played a very important role in the Chashan social construction.