湖北蒙古族族源传说的记录史与生命史——以三家台村的陈美所传说为研究对象

Recorded History and Life History of Chen Meisuo' s Tales——Taking the Ethnic Origin Legend of the Mongolian Village in Hubei Province as the Example

1982年三家台村的部氏族人被政府部门确认蒙古族身份,2002年该村成为湖北省唯一的蒙古族村。当地流传的族源传说——陈美所传说历时30余年,不同历史时期的陈美所传说的文字记录与相关评述彰显出其变迁轨迹,从知识生产与对象互动的理论基点出发考察该传说的变异性,不同阶段提及的陈美所传说对应着当地族群不同的利益诉求,整体呈现为一个当地族群与外界互动的生动而丰富的传说动力学个案。

In 1980, people of the Bu clan of Sanjiatai Village were identified as Mongolians by the government department and the village became the only Mongolian village in Hubei Province in 2002. Chen Meisuo＇ s tales, the legend of ethnic origin, have been passed down over 30 years. Different written records of the legend and relevant commentaries in different periods demonstrated its vicissitudes. After investigating the variability of the legend based on the theory of knowledge production and object interaction, we found that the legend of Chen Meisuo in different periods corresponded to different interest appeals of the local ethnic groups, which presented a case of dynamic legend vividly reflecting the interaction between the local ethnic group and the outside world. The study of the variability of folk legends is of academic and social values in sociology of knowledge.