汉代社会上层婚姻中的“待年”女子

关于汉代女子的"婚年"或"婚龄",已经多有学者进行过讨论。其中社会上层婚姻中一种特殊的情形,即女童幼时即确定婚姻关系而"待年"者,早有学者关注,并以为即"后世童养媳之俗"。汉代社会上层婚姻中的"待年"女子有其特定的政治背景、生活境遇、心理特征和社会表现。这是婚姻史研究的对象,也是未成年人生活史研究的对象。讨论相关文化情境,对深化汉代社会生活史的探讨,是有积极意义的。

The Women "Waiting for the Marriageable Age" in the Upper Social Class of the Han Dynasty

Many scholars have conducted the research on the women's marriageable age of the Han Dynasty.At the same time,they also have shown their concern about one particular kind of marriage in the upper social class,that is,the women waiting for the marriageable age because of the engagement in their childhood,which has been regarded as the convention of child bride in the later ages.This issue is not only the subject of marriage history,but also the subject of minor's life history.Therefore,it is significant to d...