国家与社会互动下的丧礼变迁——以湘南灵官殿村为例

Funeral Changes with the Interaction Between State and Society: Taking Lingguandian Village as an Example

丧礼在传统社会因备受民间推崇与国家重视而得以延续数千年。新中国成立之后,传统丧葬仪式经历数次变迁并曾一度中断,直到改革开放之后才得以复兴。然而某些地区的丧礼却在复兴之后走上了一条全然不同传统的仪式再造之路。笔者通过考察灵官殿村丧礼的建立、改革、中断、复兴以及再造的过程,结合一定历史时期的社会背景进行分析,展现了国家与社会互动在推动丧葬仪式变迁之中的重要影响。

Funeral in the traditional society was highly respected. Since the founding of new China , the traditional funeral rites has undergone several changes and was once interrupted until revived after the reform and opening up. However, after the funeral revival some areas in China went to completely different path. The author investigated the funeral’ establishment, reform, interruption, rehabilitation and reconstruction process in Lingguandian village, Hunan province. This paper, combining the social background of a certain historical period, showed the interaction between state and society played an important role in the ritual changes of funerals.