民族学刊

作为人类学核心研究内容之一的仪式观念与实践,其分类纷繁多样,神圣/世俗是仪式分类的基本架构。不过在新近的人类学研究中,仪式的分类突破了传统的二分思维,越来越具有世俗与日常习俗的包容性。本文借助近年来人类学的相关研究,对仪式行为和近似仪式实践作一简略梳理。

Classification has been key to anthropological studies of ritual.Despite its categorical multiplicity,the framework for ritual classifications has been the axiomatic division of the Sacred /the Profane.In recent anthropological work,however,the classificatory framework of ritual tends to be more inclusive,as suggested by Catherine Bell,in her discussion of ritual and ritual-like actions.