彝族社会中“尔普”形式的变迁

The Change of Erpu in the Yi Society

凉山彝族社会中的“尔普”(份子钱 )是一种礼物交换形式。对“尔普”的研究和分析 ,可有助于人们理解凉山彝族社会。“尔普”本来是维系彝族传统社会宗族内部亲属组织的纽带 ,由于文化变迁的原因 ,后来发展出了跨宗族的“尔普”新形式 ,又由于族群互动的原因 ,还产生了跨越族群的“尔普”形式。“尔普”形式的变迁是族群互动下的一种文化变迁形式 ,其动力来源于彝、汉两族的互动关系。彝族社会中“尔普”的变迁形式是人类学关于族群互动下的文化变迁理论的鲜活事例。

The erpu (or a share of gift in fun er alsor used as amends) is a form ofgift exchange in the Yi societ y in Liangshan mountain areas. So, to know more about Yi people, it is helpful t o studyand analyze the form of erpu. It used to serve as a tie to mainta in the clan organization inthe traditional Yi society. Later on, there o ccurred on the one hand the new form of the cross clan erpu as the time went on and the culture changed, and on the other, the new form of the cross ethnic er pu as a result of interaction betweenethnic groups. The change of the er pu could be regarded as a cultural change caused by the interaction between the Yi and the Han. It is avivid example of the theory of cultural anthropol ogy on cultural changein ethnic interaction.