从《诗经》看先秦的婚姻制度

Marriage Customs Reflected in The Book of Songs

本文根据有关古代婚俗著作的论述,结合相关文献,从民俗学、社会学、文化人类学的角度对《诗经》中所反映的先秦的婚姻制度进行探讨。认为先秦婚姻制度主要有原始的“群婚制”;经原始的“群婚制”交异的“内婚制”;妻妾作为财产被继承的“收继制”。文章最后分析了古令某些学者对该问题有失偏颇的观点及产生的原因。

in reference to materials about marriage customs in ancient times and related literature, in the angles of folklore, social science and history, this article categorizes wedding customs of ancient times reflected in The Book of Songs into the following parts: primitive communal marriage,NEI HUN system (brothers can marry their sisters) evolved from the communal marriage, and SHOU JI system which allowed a person' s wife and concubines to be inherited by his descendents. Moreover, opinions of ancient and modem scholars on this question are also analyzed.