热贡土族的宗教民俗活动及其社会功能探析——以青海省同仁县年都乎村为例

On the Social Functions of Folk Customs from Tu Minority: Nianduhu Village of Tongren County in Qinghai as the Case

热贡土族地区与其他的土族分布区域相比,因为特殊的历史、地理原因在经历了多次的改朝换代和人口迁移之后,呈现出特殊的人文环境。这种特殊性尤为表现在当地民众的宗教信仰观念当中。他们以藏传佛教为主要的信仰对象,但在群体的信仰中又不乏历史所残留的其它的信仰遗迹。这些多样的宗教信仰在民众的社会生活中起着各自迥异的社会作用。本文试图从当地民众的个体和群体的信仰行为和民俗活动现象入手,探讨每种宗教信仰和民俗活动在热贡土族的社会生活中的功能。

Because of the historical and the geographical reason, Tu Tibetan minority in the Rebgong has experienced several dynasty changes and population migration; and it has shown some specific cul tural features compared with other distribution of Tu Tibetan minority, especially the religious beliefs a mong the local people. They regard the Tibetan Buddhism as the main object of faith, but in the commu nity of faith there still exists other faith left by history. All kinds of religious belief play some different in fluence on the people social life. This article, in terms of belief behavior and custom activity reflected by the individual and group, discusses the social functions brought by all the religious beliefs and custom activities in Tu Tibetan minority of Rebgong.