超越新教伦理的艺术真实——兼述《红字》的宗教救赎观

霍桑对普遍的原罪与救赎的独到诠释是源于超越新教伦理的泛基督精神。因而以污点主人公、写情、社会救赎为特点的《红字》所表现的艺术真实具有轰动效应,是推动新教自身改革及美国文艺复兴的重要武器。     

杜维明对儒学宗教性问题的方法论批判

杜维明对贯彻新儒学三期的儒学宗教性问题进行反思,指出以西方话语为背景展开的新儒学研究等于是将儒学客体化,而儒学的真实问题以及精神特性就在这种主客二分的思维中消隐了。杜维明放弃了从终极存在的角度追问儒学宗教性的思路,回归人自身,从儒学中寻找人对于终极存在的体验,提出儒学独特的认知方式--“体知”。由此得出的结论是,儒学的宗教性在于对终极存在的肯认与追求。     

西方社会的邪教控制模式及其文化分析

西方社会允许邪教合法存在、但依法监控其活动以防范邪教犯罪行为发生的邪教控制模式是西方社会特定的宗教文化、政治文化和法律文化的产物。从文化的角度看,这种模式既有其合理的一面,又有着致命的缺陷。西方社会对这种缺陷进行了文化上的检讨,但由于自由主义文化内在的缺陷使得已有的检讨不彻底,也无法为更有效地建立反邪教模式提供文化上的支持。     

云南少数民族民居灵物的人类学研究

本文运用人类学理论方法,对在云南少数民族民居建筑中普遍存在、内容多元、形式丰富、极富功利色彩的民居灵物进行与之有结构性关联的少数民族宇宙观、宗教仪式禁忌和空间象征几个范畴的解读,以阐释民居灵物所蕴含的丰富的地方性知识和其背后的文化意义.并时与之相关的中国少数民族文化遗产保护的现状与策略提出个人观点.     

明末到民国时期康区宗教性集会与集市之关系考察——以甘孜镇为例

宗教性集会是藏传佛教传统文化的重要内容,既有宗教和文化娱乐的功能,还具有经济功能--为剩余产品的交换提供时空条件.这样,借助宗教性集会形成藏区集市.文章以甘孜镇宗教性集会、集市为例,简要探讨明末到民国时期这一时间段内,康区宗教性集会与集市的关系及其特点.     

人是来自自然的乌托邦生物——论恩斯特·布洛赫的哲学人类学思想

与传统的哲学人类学思想不同,布洛赫哲学人类学思想的基础是新的存在论,即"尚未存在的存在论".根据马克思<关于费尔巴哈的提纲>的第11条命题,布洛赫把人的本质规定的两方面,即人的本质的可能性、任务与人的本质的隐匿性、鸟托邦特性有机地结合起来,由此揭示了人类生活关系的规范一实践取向以及历史过程和世界过程在人与世界的本质形成中的独特地位和作用.     

月圆佳节瓜果“偷盗”民俗的文化意涵及社会功能

习俗与法律作为人们日常生活的规范,可以互补和并存,偷盗在法律是不允许的,在习俗中有时却被允许.中秋节和元宵节的偷盗习俗,在民间比较普遍,不仅汉族,还有一些少数民族,都有此类节日的偷盗习俗,所偷之物多为瓜果、菜蔬.从文化人类学角度讲,"月圆佳节偷盗瓜果"这一习俗蕴含着"祈子祈福"的文化意涵,其中,"月亮"、"瓜果"、"偷盗"都有其特别的文化象征意义.就其社会功能而言,这一习俗折射出祈子祈福的社会心理寄托,属于一种心理压力的释放仪式,有利于"互动仪式链"的生成与延续.     

Human capital,family structure and religiosity shaping British Muslim women’s labour market participation

Economic activity among Muslim women in the UK remains considerably lower and their unemployment rate significantly higher than among the majority group even after controlling for qualifications and other individual characteristics. This study utilises two data sets to explore possible factors underlying these differences, such as overseas qualifications, language skills and religiosity. It reveals that while religiosity is negatively associated with labour market participation among British Christian-White women, economic activity among Muslim women are not negatively affected by high religiosity. Furthermore, family structure and the presence of dependent children were among the most important factors explaining the latter’s labour market participation, although these relationships were moderated by qualifications. More women with higher qualifications were economically active even if married and with children, although some of them experienced greater unemployment, probably due to discrimination in recruiting practices and choices and preferences on religious grounds.     

“比较视野中的灾难与激变:感知与应对”国际人类学工作坊报告会综述

“比较视野中的灾难与激变:感知与应对”国际人类学工作坊于2015年10月16日-18日在西南民族大学举行了工作报告会,来自世界8个国家和地区的30余家学术机构的40位专家学者围绕着“人文视野下的灾难与激变”、“有关灾难与激变的理论反思”、“在灾难与激变中反思社会-政治关系”、“灾后重建中的社区恢复与文化重塑”、“关于灾难的记忆、叙述与情感”、“灾难的感知与呈现”、“关于灾难的艺术呈现”这7个专题进行了深入的学术交流探讨.     

Institutional Governance of Minority Religious Practices: Insights from a Study of Muslim Practices in Danish Schools

An increasing number of studies are concerned with the ways in which the religious practices of Europe's minority populations are accommodated on the political, national and local levels. In this article, I present a case study of Muslim practices in Danish schools. The study is an investigation of how and why six selected practices are governed in Danish schools: halal food, fasting, prayer, head scarves, holidays and mosques. The results underline the importance of the specific practice in question for the way in which it is governed: some practices are easily accommodated, while others are rejected outright by the schools. Furthermore, the study demonstrates how governance of Muslim practices is developed in the absence of national regulation and against the prevailing ideals in the Danish public debate. In fact, the governance developed seems to be a direct response to the number of Muslim children in school and in line with general school ideals of inclusion. However, the results also indicate that more direct involvement by local or national authorities might push schools to be more exclusive with regard to Muslim practices.