澳大利亚苗族的传统宗教

苗族,作为一个少数民族群体,至今仍主要居住在中国南方和东南亚地区。本文以定居澳大利亚的苗族的传统宗教为关注对象,展示了他们以前在老挝高地生活时遵从的传统信仰,以及1975年以来为躲避老挝内战而移民到澳大利亚以后的新生活中依然保持的习俗。同时,本文还揭示了澳大利亚社会、文化和法律中反对当地苗族祖先崇拜和泛灵论的现象,及其对当地苗族未来发展的影响。

Hmong Traditional Religion in Australia

As an ethnic minority,most of the Hmong still reside mainly in southern China and Southeast Asia.This article focuses on traditional religion among the Hmong living in Australia,and explores the traditional belief which they used to follow in the highlands in Laos where they formerly lived and the practices which they maintain now in their new life in Australia since they moved there as refugees from the Lao civil war after 1975.Also revealed are issues relating to Australian social,cultural and legal barri...