释古代突厥人“重兵死,而耻病终”的文化意义

突厥作为北方草原的一个游牧民族,它在公元六、七世纪时在欧亚大陆北部和东部建立了强大的游牧政权,即突厥汗国,曾对西域的历史发生过重大影响,其中突厥人"重兵死,而耻病终"的特征对突厥汗国的兴衰败亡起到了重要作用。该文试从历史学、民族学角度对它进行分析,并阐释古代突厥人这种习俗所体现的文化意义。

Cultural Significance of the Ancient Turkic People's "Large Army to Die,but Shameful to Sickness"

Turkic was regarded as one of north prairie nomads.When it came to the north and east part of Eurasia in six to seven centuries A.D.it established formidable nomads political power,namely the Turkic khanate,which had significant influence on the Western Region history,the characteristic of "large army to die,but shamful to sickness" of the Turkic people played a vital role in the prosperity and decline of the Turkic khanate.This article tries from the angle of history and ethnology to explain the cultural significance of the custom of the ancient Turkic people.