西方人类学视域下的女性身体审美研究述评

A Review of the Studies of Female Body Aesthetics from the Perspective of the Western Anthropology

作为人类艺术的重要组成部分,身体审美成为众多人类学家关注的焦点内容。文章从西方人类学的视角入手,对各经典民族志中女性身体审美进行了详细的描述和评价,并认为女性身体审美不仅是赏心悦目的外表装饰,更是内在魅力的独特外现;不仅是个人行为,更是社会的需要,反映出所属族群的社会组织架构和文化价值观念。

As an important part of human art,body aesthetics has become the focus of many anthropologists.From the perspective of the Western anthropology,this paper describes and evaluates the female body aesthetics in various classical ethnographies in detail,and holds that female body aesthetics is not only a pleasant external decoration,but also a unique manifestation of internal charm;it is not only an individual behaviour,but also the need of a society,which reflects the social organizational structure and cultural values of the ethnic groups.