一夫一妻多妾制背景下的中国传统文化

A Study on the Chinese Traditional Culture under the Background of the Marriage System of Monogamy with Concubines

一夫多妻制的根源在于父系氏族社会以来形成的以男性为中心的宗法制社会,为了家族的延续,为了确保血缘的纯正,传宗接代成了一夫多妻制"严肃神圣"的冠冕堂皇的理由。一夫一妻多妾制,尤其是有权有钱的富贵人家的一夫一妻多妾制决定了中国传统文化的内容,极大地影响了中国传统文化的精神品质。一夫一妻多妾制刺激了中国房中术的发达,这与男尊女卑文化关系密切,它造就了家族的勃兴和世家大族的出现,还导致了老夫少妻的传统文化,并与寡母教孤文化密不可分。

The polygamy was rooted in the male-centered patriarchy formed since the patrilineal clan society began. It found a ＂serious and sacred＂ ground in the continuity of the clan for keeping the integrity and purity of kindred. The marriage system of monogamy with concubines, especially for the rich and politically influential families, exerted a great influence on the Chinese traditional culture, especially on its spiritual traits. In addition, it stimulated the development of coition technique, which is closely related to the tradition of male superiority and female inferiority and contributed to the prosperity of family clans and the emergence of prominent families. What＇ s more, it was accountable for the tradition of an old husband marrying a young wife, and for the phenomenon in the ancient China of widows raising their children by themselves.