2017-12-30

目連救母、妙善救父、哪吒大戰李靖︰父系社會中兒子與女兒的主體性建構

丁仁傑。〈目連救母、妙善救父、哪吒大戰李靖︰父系社會中兒子與女兒的主體性建構〉。《民俗曲藝》198 (2017.12): 1-62
Ting Jen-chieh. "Mulian Saves His Mother, Miaoshan Saves Her Father, Nezha Battles with Li Jing: The Processes of Subjectification of Sons and Daughters in Chinese Society." Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 198 (2017.12): 1-62.


Abstract

本文宗旨在嘗試經由對幾個漢人神話敘事的對比性分析,從兒子與女兒的主體性建構的角度,來說明漢族父系社會的內在矛盾與系統再生產的過程與屬性,並對各種二元親子關係中主體性的形構提出分析。在父系家庭結構之下所投射出來的各類表達欲望之挫折與和解的神話故事或文學作品,以親子關係來說,它至少有父子、父女、母子和母女四個主題。本文強調,這四個主題,必須被放在一起來加以討論與分析,不能分開來看,而本文實際的素材,則來自目連、妙善公主、哪吒和光目女四個故事在民間神話敘事裡的歷史演變和實質內涵。我們發現,四個主題間,的確有着功能上的類似性和表現程度上的連續性,都展現為欲望的挫折和超越,最後則都以衝突的化解或親子共同達到救贖而收場,並在功能上有利於父權社會中的兒子與女兒去建構主體性的想像,由這種共通性裡,我們看到了父系社會中親子關係神話投射的內涵、作用,以及神話敘事與人格形成間的密切相互扣連的關係。不過,四個主題間也有一種系統性的差異,包括父子敘事中兒子身分的先天性肯定是父女故事中未曾出現的情況,相較下父女與母女敘事中女兒必須歷經斷裂才能創造出超越性,相較於其他三個主題,母女主題敘事顯得稀少與貧乏等。當將神話中四個主題共同加以檢視與對照,也讓我們對漢人家庭結構中權力的投射模式或想像邊界,有一個更為整體和深刻的瞭解。
This paper addresses some general issues on subjectification and system reproduction: how some popular legends manifest resistance to patrilineal society yet still obtain its strong social resonance? What are the effects of this popularity on Chinese patrilineal system? Four legends (Miaoshan, Nezha, Mulian, and Guangmu) have been examined systematically to explore these issues. In particular, through contextualizing these legends through the duality of father vs. mother, son vs. daughter, social mother vs. biological mother, son vs. linkage broken children, etc., we show how people in the shadowy part of the system entail different sentiments, yet still gain subjectification within the system, and this further strengthens the reproducibility of the system.

Also in Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore:

丁仁傑。〈廣澤尊王遊臺灣:漢人民間信仰神明階序的結構與展演〉。《民俗曲藝》177 (2012.9): 57-116
Ting Jen-chieh. "When the Reverent Lord of Broad Compassion Takes a Tour of Inspection in Taiwan: Hierarchy of Deities and Its Performance in Han Chinese Folk Religion." Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 177 (2012.9): 57-116.
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