以民族走廊的研究成果论中国西北边缘社会的文化边界

Defining the Cultural Boundaries of China's Northwest "Marginal Society" According to Recent Findings on Ethnic Corridor

基于对中国西北地区"边缘社会"的研究成果,本文着力于阐述"民族走廊"理论及其现实意义。该研究依据2009年至今实地调查中所积累的资料。首先,本文概括了中国的主要民族走廊理论、总结了其基本功能和相互间的勾连,同时阐释了它们的发端、演变和当前格局的形成。其次,论述了该领域研究的学术地位和对本学科整体发展所起的积极作用,尤其关注其理论价值。再次,对在中国具深刻象征意义的"西北走廊"进行解析——西方学术界通常称"西北走廊"为"甘肃走廊"。在重构该区族际关系的基础上,本文对青海循化撒拉人的历史进行简要介绍,试图把理论性研究与案例分析相结合。最后,探讨民族走廊及"联通性"的特点,将之作为新的研究单位,以解读边缘社会的族际关系和文化交往的动态。

Based on the researching achievements on marginal society of China＇s northwest, the article focused on stating ＂ethnic corridor＂ theory and its realistic meaning, which is on the basis of accumulated field investigation documents from 2009 to now. Firstly, the paper summarized the major ethnic corridor theories of China, summed up the basic function and interrelation of them, and illustrated the beginning, evolvement and formation of current pattern. Secondly, the paper discussed the academic status of the research and the positive function for the overall development of the subject, especially the theoretical significance. Thirdly, the paper analyzed the deep symbolic meaning of ＂northwest corridor＂ ~egarded as ＂Gansu Corridor＂ by western academic field--in China. The paper briefly introduced the history of the Salars of Qinghai on the foundation of rebuilding the ethnic relations of the region, aimed to combine the theoretical study and case analysis. Finally, the paper explored the feature of connectivity of ethnic corridor, and made it as the new study unit for interpreting the ethnic relations of marginal society and the dynamic state of cultural interaction.