仪式的社会功能与村寨共同体制度性构建——大理新溪邑村白族火把节的人类学解读

Village Community and the Social Function of Ritual: Anthropological interpretation of Dali Xinxiyi Village Bai Torch Festival

作为仪式的大理白族火把节,其所展现的社会功能可以是多维的。我们通过对新溪邑村火把节的人类学解读,可以看到白族火把节不仅只局限于宗教表达,更作为调节共同体社会结构、认定共同体成员社会身份、表现并消解共同体社会矛盾的一种制度性要素而存在。

As a ritual, Dali Bai Torch Festival, shows a multidimensional social function. Through anthropology perspective for the interpretation of Xinxiyi village Torch Festival, we observe that Bai Torch Festival is not only confined to religious expression, but also existing as institutional factor to adjust community social structures, identify social status of performance of community members, and dispel community social contradictions.