仪式中的暴力与牺牲

暴力作为一个文化主题长久以来一直伴随着人类历史和文明的传承,当今更成为国际政治中的一个紧张话题。然而,在暴力“一剑双刃”的品质中,人们对诸如暴力的体认,对暴力形式和内涵的认识以及在暴力的工具性使用等方面,尚未充分厘清。人类学及文化研究对暴力的研究越来越重视,在许多方面展现出独特的见解,尤见于仪式理论中。本文试图通过文化人类学的考释,以经典民族志为依据,对暴力的意义、仪式中的暴力和牺牲的作为进行梳理和阐发。

Violence and Sacrifice in Rites

As a cultural subject,violence is always associated with human history and civilization.At present,it is a special topic in international politics. However,people don not have a clear understanding of violence,forms and connotation of violence and application of violence.Study of violence is paid special attention to in anthropology and culture,and especially in rite theory.This paper makes an analysis of the connotation of violence,violence in rites and sacrifice from the perspective of cultural anthropology.