Research On The Evolution Of Traditional Marriage Books In China

The marriage certificate is an important part of traditional marriage,which reflects traditional marriage ceremony,the concept of marriage,social customs,etc.This article is based on traditional marriage certificate,choosing the engagement books,dissolution of the marriage contract and special marriage contracts as three study subjects.On the basis of traditional marriage certificate concepts and origins,this article emphasis on traditional marriage certificate trends and its revelations.The main study includes the following sections.Part one is the traditional marriage certificate and its origin exploration.Marriage books are required to play the role in the wedding,which is required for the proof of marriage.As marriage is divided into legal and illegal,the marriage certificate are also divided into two categories:one is accepted for the law and recognized of the social,including engagement books and divorce books and so on.Another kind of marriage certificate is out of range of the law but confirm to the social customs.Including the sale of the wife,the book,the child's daughter-in-law,the book of the ghost.Traditional marriage books have many functions such as marriage certificates,contract proofs,and the embodiment of ritual law.The marriage book is accompanied by the appearance of the marriage customs,and its direct source is the wedding.Part two is the evolution trend of traditional marriage book.This section focuses on the evolution of marriage books,divorce books and special marriage contracts and their evolutionary reasons.The first is the evolution trend engagement book.From the pre-Qin to the republic of China,The engagement books gradually formed a certain program but every dynasty have different forms.Such as relative to the song dynasty,on the basis of preserving the draft post,the bride price presents a 'gift' in the Yuan dynasty.In the Ming dynasty,the 'gift' is known as 'the gift of service'.In the language,from the Wei and Jin to the Tang and Song,the language of the marriage books have more gorgeous and virtual words.While in the Yuan Dynasty,the language becomes more simple and plain.This kind of evolution of the marriage book is all about language habits and social trends.The trend and reason for the dissolution of the marriage contract is roughly the same as the book of marriage.Because the special marriage contract is another kind of contract.It is necessary to write down the relevant obligations and rights of the both sides,and do not need too many gorgeous words.Part three is the revelation of traditional marriage certificate evolution.On the one hand,traditional marriage certificate is the symbol of the change in marriage etiquette.In the marriage customs,the pre-Qin to the Han Dynasty's marriage relationship reflects the concept of etiquette.When comes to the Wei and Jin Dynasties and Northern Dynasties,people pay more attention to the background.And from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty,especially in the Song Dynasty,people have been more focused on their benefit,such as gift and dowry.Traditional marriage certificate,on the other hand,are the mirrors of women's social status.Ancient women are mostly in disadvantage,which are men's accessories.In addition,women also have different levels of status in different times.The traditional marriage certificate is a catadioptric system.The end is the summary of this article,including the shortcomings of this article and the future research plan.