瑶族石牌律在当今社会的运用及影响

Use and Influence of Steles Law of Yao Nationality in Today's Society

瑶族是我国南方的一个历史悠久的少数民族。由于瑶族人居住比较分散,历史上基本处于自治的社会模式,因此在其长期的社会发展过程中,形成了内容全面、功能齐全、影响深远、形式多样的习惯法,且主要依靠这种习惯法来维持社会秩序。作为一种较具代表性的习惯法,瑶族石牌律至今仍在广西金秀县的瑶族人的现实生活中被广泛运用并有着深刻影响。

The Yao nationality is one of the minorities with a long history in South China. Because the Yao people are located dispersedly and the Yao nationality has been in the autonomous social model in history, the Yao nationality has formed her customary law with rich contents, complete functions, far- reaching influences and variety forms in the long - term process of her social development. The Yao nationality relies mainly on the customary law to maintain the social or- der. As a representative customary law, the stele law has been widely used and has have great effects on the Yao people in their real life in Jinxiu County, Guangxi.