公祭:人类学的解读

在人类学看来,公祭具有多元性、地方性、族群性、社会性和政冶性等特点.公祭的多元性是文化多样性的一种表达,公祭的地方性是地方性知识的一种凸现,公祭的族群性是族群认同的一个边界,公祭的社会性是社会控制的一个手段,公祭的政治性是一种文化权力的控制.因此,不可轻易否定公祭.但举行公祭必须慎之又慎,必须有理有利有节地举行,制定公祭的法律法规,严格公祭审批,使公祭能在法制的规范下进行,既能够满足人们的精神需求,又能够为增强中华民族凝聚力贡献出应有的力量.

Public Memorial Ceremony:Analysis from the Angle of Anthropology

Anthropologically,public memorial ceremony is characterized by polyphyly,locality,ethnic group,sociality and politics.The polyphyly of public memorial ceremony manifests the varieties of culture.The locality of public memorial ceremony manifests the local knowledge.Ethnic group of public memorial ceremony is the boundary of ethnic recognition.The sociality of public memorial ceremony is one of the means to control the society.The politics of public memorial ceremony is a way to control the cultural rights.T...