南诏时期的施蛮与顺蛮

Research on Shi Man and Shun Man during the Nan-zhao Period

南诏时期的乌蛮是一个内涵丰富并处于不断分化发展的民族群体。在其内部,除了被史家记为乌蛮的那部分,尚存施蛮和顺蛮等多个"乌蛮别种"。对于施蛮、顺蛮的研究而言,现有的相关研究成果主要着眼于施蛮、顺蛮的分布、迁徙,对其民族关系、民族文化及社会发展关注较少。从历史人类学的视角对施蛮和顺蛮进行研读和挖掘,既可以拓展乌蛮乃至西南民族研究的视野和内容,也可以为人们了解中国多民族国家形成过程中的多样性和复杂性提供一些生动案例。

Wu Man is an ethnic group with rich connotation which was in the constant disintegration and development during the Nan-zhao period. In addition to the part which is recorded as Wu Man by historians, there are several ＂ Wu Man variants＂ such as Shi Man and Shun Man. With regard to the studies on Shi Man and Shun Man, existing academic achivements focus on their spatial distribution and migration rather than their ethnic relationships, culture and social development. The studies on Shi Man and Shun Man from the perspective of historical anthropology are conducted in this paper, which will not only broaden the research vision of Wu Man even that of the ethnic groups in the southwestern China, but also provide vivid cases for us to understand the diversity and complexity during the formation of a multinational country.