An Explore On Morinhuur In The Perspective Of Anthropology Of Science And Technology

Morinhuur is an extremely important utensil in Mongolian nationality, it has a glorious history and many affecting fables, it also plays a vital role in Mongolian nationality's history and culture. Morinhuur is not only a musical instrument representing the spirit of Mongolian nationality, but also a indispensable tool in their production and life, therefore morinhuur is regarded as the emblem and the totem of Mongolian nationality. In this paper, the author tried his best to clean and analyze the theories, ideas and methods about anthropology of science and technology which is prevailing in philosophy of science and technology in recent years, and according to the relevant anthropological theories, the author summarized the methods and theoretical inclines in the anthropology of science and technology. Based upon the above, the author analyzed and interpreted the particular relationship between morihuur and Mongolian nationality: analyzed and interpreted in the manufactural technology aspect the deep-seated conceptions and culture behind the materials, shaping character, the decorating patterns and ceremony of birth, and attempted to explain the relationship between the life of Mongolian nationality and these ideas and cultural elements; discussed from the using-technology angle the morinhuur about it's deep participation and some taboo ideas among being used in Mongolian nationality's production and life, through this way, some special technologies of production and life called the Mongolian nationality's local knowledge have being demonstrated. After the. analysis and study, at last, the author tried to list some social relationships: the human-nature relationship and a relationship between human beings which constructed basing on morinhuur.