关于土家族形成时间问题的讨论

关于土家族形成的时间问题主要有八种观点,出现这种情况的原因,一是对马克思主义关于民族形成理论运用理解上的偏差,二是对族源、社会发展进程等问题的认识差异。因此,对马克思主义民族形成的理论要全面的把握和理解,不能生搬硬套。由此,根据民族形成理论的最新成果,结合土家族历史发展的实际,土家族初步形成于宋代,最终定型于土司时期。

A Discussion of When Tujia Came into Being

This paper lists 8 opinions about when Tujia came into being. The reasons why people have different opinions are that, on the one hand, people have different understanding of Maxist formation theory; on the other hand,people have different knowledge about racial and social development. On the basis of the late achievements of national formation theory and Tujia practical history, this paper points out that Tujia came into being in Song dynasty and got into shape in the period of chieftains.