甘青地区唐代墓道殉马及相关问题的初步研究

甘青地区唐代墓道殉马现象从公元7世纪中晚延续到9世纪末,具有鲜明的特征,可认为是辨识唐代吐谷浑文化遗存的重要线索。甘青地区与该习俗相关墓葬间的共性,可能是吐谷浑人的传统习俗,而差异应与吐谷浑人在甘青两地面临不同自然环境、文化传统和历史背景时所做出的选择有关。殉马多寡基本上与墓主人的身份、等级相对应,但无明显的性别指向性。至于该习俗的来源,可能是吐谷浑人在其旧俗的基础上受到吐蕃整马殉葬习俗的影响而形成。     

苗岭深处的短裙苗

在贵州雷公山自然保护区,在黔东南榕江县境的密林深处,如七星伴月般散落着两汪、空申、空烈等七个苗寨。那里的苗家妇女终年身着五寸长的超短裙劳作生活,那里的姑娘小伙年年五月都要过一个远比西方“情人节”古老的苗家情人节——“茅人节”。     

骑者的风神--从出土文物看唐代的骑马风

唐人爱骑马,大量出土文物清楚地反映了这一点。这些文物一方面是宝贵的历史资料,具有深入研究论证的价值;但另一方面,它们又是珍炱的艺术品,值得我们去仔细赏析、去认真评论。     

Housing Culture of Dongba

In late June of 2002, when I stayed in the Zuogong County seat with Tugar,chief editor of Records of Qamdo,we drove to Junyong Village, which is the site of the Dongba township government,along the Yuqu River Valley. The flourishing trees in the village provided a sharp contrast with the surrounding bare mountains.     

Garment Adornments Unique to Amdo

Tibetan garment adornments are largely identical, although with some minor differences, and the adornments of Amdo are a major branch.     

祈孕≠祈子说--兼及民众的生育观

传统生育习俗作为民俗文化的重要内容,历来受到学人的关注。在中国民俗学史上,也就不乏调查、研究这一习俗的专门成果。最近,出于写作的需要,翻阅了不少这方面的资料。无庸置疑,这些成果给了笔者许多有益的启发,但是笔者也不无遗憾地发现,许多成果在涉及祈求怀孕习俗之时,     

关注人类的最终归处--以20年来丧葬文化研究著作为例

死亡是人类必须面对的事实,但由于人类文化的介入,死亡已经不是一种简单的生老病死“规律”,而成为人类表达自己文化的仪式。自古以来很多哲人都对死亡及其相关的文化进行过论述,但却没有一个时期,像1983年到2002年这20年一样,如此大规模地对死亡与丧葬文化进行研究,并出现了如此大量的著作,取得了如此丰硕的成果。本文正是以此20年为限,对于此期的死亡与丧葬文化研究的著作成果,进行一些概述和反思,以期为今后的研究者,提供一些思考的余地和进一步研究的借鉴。     

Birthday and the Year of Birth in Tibet

Iknew nothing about birthday celebration in my childhood, nor even of the concept of "birthday" itself. Though I did hear that some aged people would hold a celebration for their 80th birthday, I was completely ignorant about the meaning behind this. Holding     

New Life of the Lhobas

People of the Lhoba ethnic group groaned under slavery some 50 years ago, living in dense forests. Today, however, people of the Lhoba ethnic group, with the smallest population compared to others, enjoy a life enjoyed by modern people.     

Green Legacy of a Tibetan Village

When he finally reached the tittle Tibetan village hidden deep in the emerald mountains by the Tongtian River, on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Jeff Soule, policy director of the American Planning Association (APA), looked around with shining eyes.