东汉时期婚姻的几个特点

The Characteristics of Marriage in Eastern Han Dynasty

东汉时期的婚姻具有鲜明的时代特点,首先是结婚要遵循父母之命和讲求门当户对,这反映了东汉时期长者在家庭生活中的主导权以及社会门第等级观念的流行;其次是离婚和女子再嫁相对自由,同时社会生活中出现的烈女行为也被大力提倡和颂扬,既反映了东汉社会比较开明的婚姻观念,也说明了婚姻礼法制度的逐步严密;最后统治阶层忽视基本的伦理纲常,婚姻关系比较混乱,这种关系应当是建立在特定的政治利益基础之上的。

There were distinct characteristics of the times in the marriage of Eastern Han Dynasty. First, peopie followed their parents and were which reflected that the elders had par the ticular about well--matched status when they wanted to get married, right of dominance in the family and the concept of social status was popular in Eastern Han Dynasty; second, divorce and women＇s remarriage were relatively free, while in the social life a paragon of chastity would also be promoted and glorified, reflecting that the concept of marriage was relatively enlightened in that period; finally, the ruling class ignored fundamental ethical principles, which led to chaotic marriage based on a particular political interests.