清水江流域苗族的家、家族与姻亲网络

Hmong Family,Clan and Affinity Network in the Qingshui River Basin

清水江苗族社会是建立在"家"及其姻亲网络基础上的社会共同体。明清时期清水江木材贸易和市场的兴起,为清水江流域带来了白银货币和市场体系,然而,苗人的社会结群逻辑并没有货币主义化或者市场化。清水江苗人的世系、鼓社、尤其是婚姻一直主导其社会。婚姻是清水江苗人联盟和交换的基本原则,在鼓社内部不能通婚,鼓社与鼓社之间构成了一个给妻者与讨妻者的姻亲网络。苗人对于姻亲网络相当重视,即维系固有的婚姻圈,对于跨越者实现集体排斥。

The Hmong society in Qingshui River Basin is a social community based on ＂family＂ and its lineage network. The timber trade and the rise of markets in the Qingshui River in Ming and Qing Dynasty contributed to silver currency and market system. However, the logical Hmong social structure has not been influenced by monetarism and marketization, instead, the bloodline, drum club and the marriage in particular have been dominating the Hmong society in this area. Marriage is the basic principle for Hmong alliance and exchange. Hmong people are not allowed to marry in drum club, where an affinity network composed of wife giver and wife taker is established. Hmong people place great importance on affinity network, in another word, they maintain the inherent Marriage Circle while collectively reject those who want to break it.