山西榆次后沟村韩翠花丧葬拍摄散记

2002年10月31日,冯骥才先生发起的“中国民间文化遗产抢救工程“在山西榆次的后沟村进行村落民俗采样活动.这次活动有来自全国各地的专家学者.我有幸被邀请参加了“后沟村村落民俗调查摄像采样“工作.……     

Rain Making Ceremonies in Iran

Pre-Islamic beliefs and practices abound in Iran, albeit with an Islamic veneer, have been entirely islamicized. One kind of such surviving practices is that of rain making ceremonies. In this article, seven major rain-making ceremonies are categorized, described, and interpreted, including some regional variants thereof. Attention is paid to the fact that these ceremonies are not limited to Iran, but are also found in neighboring countries (Iraq, Turkey, India, Central Asia), thus showing that these are all survivors of common ancient religious archetypes.     

泰山祭祀及其宗教特征

在中国历史上,泰山祭祀是作为一种国家礼仪来看待的,每每有礼,大都是一代帝王亲自执事。特别是封禅之祭,是"旷世"之大典,为任何一个帝王所想往。     

克拉克瓷盘与葬俗

我国古陶瓷界老前辈陈万里先生说:“从明代万历以后到康熙年间,我国外销瓷的对外影响,向来没有足够重视,究竟这一段的时间里我国外销瓷的发展情况如何?对世界瓷器史起着如何作用?需要足够的说明.“……     

维吾尔女性与人生仪礼探析

人生仪礼是社会民俗事象的重要组成部分,在民俗文化中占有重要地位。维吾尔人生仪礼对维吾尔女性有着重要影响,所以,维吾尔女性与人生仪礼关系极为密切。本文从维吾尔女性在人生仪礼这一重要民俗事象中所扮演的角色、发挥的作用和人生仪礼对她们的深刻影响方面来阐释二者之间互相联系、互相依存的密切关系,即维吾尔女性传承、发展着维吾尔人生仪礼民俗文化,维吾尔人生仪礼民俗文化也深刻影响、塑造了维吾尔女性。     

Migration and Death Ceremonies On St. Kitts and Nevis

Since British slave emancipation in 1838, Afro-Caribbean men and women of St. Kitts and Nevis in the Leeward Caribbean have emigrated and returned in order to sustain their local societies. Economic uncertainty and social oppression both at home and abroad have inspired Kittitians and Nevisians to develop mobile livelihood strategies in order to tap ever-changing sources of employment. Labor migrants from the two islands have therefore often resisted permanent commitments in any one direction except for occasionally returning home. These periodic returns are important to the local community because the migrants usually bring back money and gifts to kinsmen and friends. A related obligation, especially in recent years, has been for migrants to return to family funerals. Funeral attendance confers economic advantages on both permanent residents of St. Kitts and Nevis and the migrant workers abroad. The money and gifts brought back by returning migrants help sustain the local community. The returning migrants themselves are also assured a warm welcome in case they are forced to return in the future by changing conditions abroad, a not unlikely possibility. Local mortuary practices on St. Kitts and Nevis are therefore not simply symbolic displays but also important economic events.