近四十年来国内关于连南八排瑶的研究综述

A Review of Research on Bapai Yao Nationality in Liannan County in Recent 40 Years

生活于今广东省清远市连南县的八排瑶族是瑶族重要的一支,长久以来在语言、建筑、服饰、民俗等方面保持鲜明的原生特性。近四十年来,许多学者从不同侧面对八排瑶文化进行了深入研究,取得了一系列重要成果。其成果归纳起来主要有以下几个方面:一是对族源的探讨;二是对语言的研究;三是分析文学艺术;四是对节日风俗进行深描;五是剖析宗教信仰的内涵;六是分析其社会组织。文章分类择要综述,以期为学界提供参考。

The Bapai Yao Nationality,living in Liannan County,Qingyuan City,Guangdong Province,is an important branch of the Yao Nationality,which has long maintained distinct original characteristics in language,architecture,dress,folk custom and other aspects.In the past 40 years,many scholars have made in-depth researches on Bapai culture from different aspects and made a series of important achievements.Its achievements can be summarized as follows:first,the discussions of ethnic origin;second,the study of language;third,the analysis of literature and art;forth,the in-depth description of festivals and custom;fifth,the analysis of connotations of religious faith;sixth,the analysis of other social organizations,on which this article classified and summarized in order to provide reference for the academic community.