摘要
在世界选美舞台上表现抢眼的菲律宾,拥有的不仅是对选美比赛的全民追捧,更是一种根植于民间的选美文化。菲律宾有多种类型的选美活动,选美比赛只是受近代西方国家影响下所采用的形式。各类选美活动最早可以追溯至西班牙殖民时期的乡镇节庆,是一种民间天主教活动,蕴含着天主教性别观念和对圣母的崇敬。美国殖民时期,现代选美比赛的程式通过殖民政府的嘉年华皇后评选活动传播开来。20世纪60年代以来,菲律宾人对选美比赛的热情则来源于选美对旅游经济的刺激作用。一直以来,菲律宾民间的选美文化都蕴含着美与权力的互动。菲律宾的民间选美文化拥有复杂的社会历史成因,选美的含义更为丰富多元。它不仅涉及到审美,还是社会学、人类学、政治学等学科领域的学者可以挖掘的宝藏。
Filipinos possess a nationwide enthusiasm towards beauty pageants and their representatives have achieved good results in international beauty contests. What the Philippines has a culture of pageantry rather than a tenacious obsession. Various kinds of pageants can be found in the Philippines, while modern beauty contest is a western form who took its root in the Philippines and produced comprehensive results-a performance of feminine culture. In this sense, beauty pageants date back to the town fiestas of Spanish colonial times. They were folk catholic activities embedded with Catholic gender conceptions and a high esteem of the Virgin Mary, as showcasedin Santacruzan. During American times, the format of modern beauty contests spread into the selection of Carnival Queen, resulted in early Miss Philippines contests. Since 1960 s, beauty pageant has proven to be a stimulus for tourist economy thus it was highly incorporated in local festivals.
出处
《南亚东南亚研究》
2019年第5期123-137,157,158,共17页
South and Southeast Asian Studies
基金
教育部人文社会科学研究青年基金项目“海上丝绸之路女神信仰：以东南亚为例”（项目批准号：19YJC730004）的阶段性研究成果
