尼泊尔林布族的社会变迁——喜马拉雅山地文化的女性视角

林布族居住在尼泊尔东部,是喜马拉雅山地民族中人口数量相对较多的一个族群。由于历史上印度高种姓阶层不断迁徙到林布族人居住的地方,林布族人被迫抵押肥沃的土地,甚至离开原住地外出谋生。挣到钱的林布族人回到家乡,不仅赎回质押的土地,还开始从事其他贸易,取代往日的头人成了地方精英。林布族人对种姓制度的认识表明了他们具有民族主义情结,但社会结构的急剧变迁又让林布族文化逐渐与印度文化趋同。林布族妇女的权力在社会结构变迁中发生了很大变化,这是经济活动和文化接触等多种因素综合作用的结果。

The Changing Society of Limbuan in Nepal

The Limbu living in eastern Nepal is an ethnic group that has a relatively large population in the ethnic groups living in the Himalayas. In history, as the upper castes continued to move to places where the Limbu had lived, the Limbu were forced to mortgage their fertile land, and even to leave their places of origin out to make a living. The Limbu who had made lots of money returned home, and they not only redeemed the pledge of land but also began to pursue other trades, replaced the old headman, and bec...