牛与灵魂一起回家——黔南苗族砍牛送葬仪式调查与研究

The Back-home of Cattle and the Soul:An Investigation of Miao's Funeral Ceremony by Killing Cattle in Qiandongnan

这是关于黔南苗族一梁姓逝者丧葬仪式的调查研究报告,内容分"基本概况""LTP丧葬仪式""问题与反思"三个部分。其中,"砍牛送葬"是本次丧葬仪式的核心活动,也是研究报告的重点内容。笔者运用文献资料和田野观察相结合的研究方法,从两个方面提出自己的观点:一是"砍牛送葬"不是某一族系特有的习俗,其区域性大于民族性;二是"砍牛送葬"的文化根源是祖先崇拜信仰。

This is research report of a funeral ceremony by a Liang family of Miao in Qiandongnan, which involves ＂basic situation＂ , ＂the LTP funeral ceremony＂ , and ＂reflection＂. Among them, the ＂killing cattle funeral＂ is the core of the funeral ceremony and the key contents of the report as well. The author of this paper used literature and field observation, to put forward that the ＂special killing cattle funeral＂ is not a family tradition, which is greater than the regional nationality ; the cultural root of ＂killing cattle＂ is the funeral ancestor worship.