时空脉络中的奇香——马鲁古丁香贸易的人类学研究

Anthropological Research of Maluku's Clove Trade

物在时空流动中不断经历着知识生产和意义再造,不同社会对它的认知和使用丰富了物的知识体系。从既定的知识体系出发,反观物质塑造的时空过程是物质文化研究中不可或缺的视角。本文基于中外文献和对丁香原产地印度尼西亚北马鲁古群岛的实地调查,通过对丁香这种物质实体在不同时空网络中流动的考察,重点分析其与海岛东南亚、中国以及欧洲的社会、经济与文化关联,展示了马鲁古丁香知识体系形成的历史进程。

Theoretically speaking, the meaning of an object changes constantly, and new knowledge about this object emerges. Different understanding and utilization of this object from different societies have enriched its genealogy. Therefore, the retrospection of the history and the space processes of the object from the current knowledge system are indispensable for the cuhural studies of this object. On the basis of historical documents and the first-hand field materials of North Maluku Islands in Indonesia, this article presents the historical course about the formation of clove＇ s knowledge system through the mobility of Maluku cloves, and analyzes the economic and cultural connection between the clove and different types of societies, especially Southeast Asian islands, ancient China and European society before modern times.