维吾尔民间裹兽皮治疗习俗探究

Uyghur Folk Custom of Wrapping Animal Hide for Treatment

维吾尔民间裹兽皮治疗习俗是传统医学特色疗法的一部分,一直以来学术界未关注这种特有的社会文化现象。其作为民间无意识世代相传习俗在民间发挥着特色治疗功能。其可以帮助新分娩妇女恢复体力,还可治疗外伤、烧伤、风湿、骨折、腰疼等症状。其操作不需要任何高水平的医学治疗技术,简单且有一定疗效,故延续至今。在分析莎车县所收集和整理的田野调查资料以及相关文献的基础上,结合文化人类学的相关理论方法,对维吾尔族民间保留的多种裹兽皮治疗习俗及文化内涵进行探讨。

The Uyghur folk custom of wrapping animal hide for treatment is one of the featured therapies of traditional medicine.The academic circle did not pay enough attention to this unique social and cultural phenomenon.As a folk custom unconsciously passed on from generation to generation,it plays a special therapeutic function among folks.It can help women recover after giving birth and treat symptoms such as trauma,burns,rheumatism,fractures,and low back pain.Applying it does not require professional skills.As this method is simple and effective,it is still in use today.Based on related literatures and the field survey data collected in Shache County,this article,with the theories and methods of cultural anthropology,makes a preliminary study on the Uyghur folk customs of wrapping animal hide for treatment and their cultural connotations.