仪式中的宗教实践与生存策略——以缅甸大其力滇籍汉人J的葬礼为例

Religious Practice And Survival Strategies In Ritual

大其力地处泰缅边境的金三角地带,掸族是当地的主体民族。大其力的华人主要来自滇西南,受泰国文化影响较深。在为期一年的田野调查基础上,通过一个葬礼仪式的个案再现华人社会适应和身份建构的过程;并通过揭示其丰富多元的宗教文化元素,探讨大其力华人的宗教实践对其融入当地社会中的作用及其对处于政治边缘的缅甸华人的重要意义。我们认为,传统宗教实践与地方性宗教实践都是华人在缅甸特殊的政治背景下构建出的一套地方化的生存策略。

Tachilek,is located in the Golden Triangle area of the Thai-Myanmar border,Shan people is the largest number of people.Chinese in tachilek,mainly from southwestern Yunnan,affected deeply by Thailand culture.This paper on the basis of a one-year field research,in a case of funeral ceremony to render the processes of Chinese social adaptation and identityconstruction.Through revealing the rich and diverse religious and cultural elements in funeral,discussing the role and importance of religious practices to Chinese＇ s integration into the local community and their verge status in Myanmar＇s politics.Weconsider that,both traditional religious practices and local religious practices are Chinese＇s survival strategies constructed in special political background in Myanmar.