地方行为与边疆治理:云南沿边土司盟誓研究

A study of the ritual vow of Tusi in the borderland of Yunnan

云南沿边土司盟誓是云南边疆少数民族朴素的社会规范形式和特色鲜明的地方行为,它既有一个体系完整的组织结构,又有一套形式多样的仪式程序,还体现着不同民族的宗教信仰。无论是云南沿边土司族群内部的盟誓、土司与土司间的盟誓,还是土司与非土司群体的盟誓,国家对云南边疆治理的成分都体现得十分明显。云南沿边土司盟誓的事实证明,只有各民族长期手足相亲、守望相助,加强交往交流,才能形成边疆地区稳定、民族团结和谐、共同繁荣发展的良好局面。

The ritual vow of Tusi(minority hereditary chieftain)in the borderland of Yunnan was a simple form of social norms with typical features carried out by the local ethnic minorities.It was a complete organizational system with a variety of ritual procedures which reflected various religious beliefs of different ethnic groups.Ether the ritual vows among the members of a given ethnic group,or those among different Tusis,or those between Tusi-led groups and other ethnic groups all manifested clearly the typical features of the governance of Yunnan by the central government.These ritual vows proved the fact that the stable borderland,the national unity and shared prosperity relied on long-term intimacy,mutual help and friendly exchanges among different ethnic groups.