A Study Of Yi's Toboo Culture

Taboo is one of the earliest society rules. It's a very complicated phenomenon. The study of a nation's taboo is very important to help us make a more accurate understanding of the origin function of the nation's early society rules, to realize the formation of its traditional culture. But for a long time, the study of taboo is a very weak link in China's academic circles. This dissertation is based on investigations of ethnology and folklore. It makes a systematical and thoroughgoing study of the origin, evolution and function of the yi nationality's taboo.The reason of Chosing Yi nationality as my study object, is the colorful culture of Yi nationality, and because taboo involves all aspects in social life, it has some typicalness. At the same time, the study of this dissertation fills in the gaps in the fields of Yiological studies.This dissertation has such character: Firstly, making a systematical analyse of the orgin and formation of Yi nationality's primitive taboo, and then discuss the particularity of Yi nationality's taboo. Secondly, studying the development of Yi nationality's taboo connect with the whole social background, religion and economical productive activities, then analyzing it's mutual relationship and deeply structure. From discussing the change of methods of cultivation, getting a deeper understanding of the evolution of taboo. Thirdly, pointing out that taboo can make Yi nationality more united, can make some positive function in standard Yi nationality member's morality. It also has the function of social control and culture integrating.But at the same time, some taboo which has superstitious colouring can do harm to Yi nationality's society, and hinder the development and prosperity of Yi nationality.It seems that the materials of taboo can get every well, but most of them are duplicate and inaccurate. This dissertation not only widely absorbs related research results at home and abroad, but also has many first-hand materials which come frommy own investigation. The abundant and accurate materials provide a solid foundation for the demonstration of this dissertation, and provide the materials for other scholars. In addition, this dissertation intensively analyses and demonstrates the relationship between Yi nationality's taboo, promitive religion and customary law, and discuss the ways of inheriting and learning Yi nationality's taboo, and offers some new views.