重新解读“民间”:民俗学研究对象再思考

Reinterpreting "Folk":Rethinking the Research Object of Folklore

一直以来,作为民俗学核心概念的“民间”充斥着人们的浪漫主义想象。“民间”一方面被抬高和美化,被认为代表着纯粹的、本真的文化形态;另一方面充当了精英文化的对立面,被视为是具有无限力量的均质化的底层民众。但当下的现实已与这些刻板化的想象相去甚远,早期设立的学科研究对象已经不适应时代发展的需要。因此,现代民俗学应直面变化的“民间”,把个体的“民”及其创造性的文化实践纳入到研究视野当中,重新思考民俗学的研究对象。

As the core concept of folklore,"folk" is full of people’s romantic imagination.On the one hand,"folk" is exalted and beautified,and considered to represent a pure and authentic cultural form;on the other hand,it acts as the opposite of elite culture and is regarded as a homogeneous bottom class with unlimited power.However,the current reality is far from these stereotypical imaginations,and the research objects established in the early stage are no longer suitable for the needs of the development of the times.Therefore,modern folklore should face up to the changing "folk",bring the individual "folk" and its creative cultural practice into the research field,and rethink the research object of folklore.