从图像艺术看西夏女性的社会地位

The Social Status of Women in the Xixia Dynasty from the Perspective of Image Art

西夏是以党项族为主体在今中国西北部建立的少数民族政权,存在时间约为1038至1227年。西夏社会生产生活习俗凸显出与其他周边地区的不同特点,西夏妇女的社会生活状况也与周边地区存在明显差异,尤其表现出与中原女性足不出户所不同的勇猛飒爽气质,从总体上说西夏女性社会地位高于中原女性。本文从图像学的角度出发,以文献资料为依托来探讨西夏女性的社会地位问题。

The Xixia Dynasty was an ethnic minority regime established in present northwest of China,mainly composed by the Dangxiang nationality.It lasted from 1038 to 1227.The social customs showed different characteristics with other surrounding areas,and the social living conditions of women was also significantly different from those in the surrounding areas.In particular,the women had a brave and heroic temperament that was different from the other place.As a whole,women in the Xixia Dynasty had higher social status than women in the central plains.From the perspective of iconology,this paper based on certain literatures discusses the social status of women in the Xixia Dynasty.