The Ritual Language in the Ceremony of Bridewealth Giving (pawkuz) of Weddings among the Paiwan: A Case Study of the M Tribe

• Main Authors: Hong,Shiung-Yi, 洪順義
• Other Authors: TAN, CHANG-GUO
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8dnwy8

碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 公共與文化事務學系南島文化研究碩士班 === 100 === 　　The Paiwan is a society with distinguished hierarchical differentiation. The hierarchy is dependent on the nasi (life) of each individual, and his (her) relationship distance with the chiefly house. The hierarchy is represented by objects in wedding ceremony, as well as articulated by ritual language in weddings. The ritual language in wedding ceremony is my research focus, and I am particularly concerned with the song words, shouting glory, and negotiation speech in bridewealth giving ceremony. Apart from recording the texts, I will discuss the meanings of ancient language in the texts, and the formations and implications of ritual language. 　　This thesis is divided into five sections. The first one is introduction, including research background, literature review, research purpose and issues. In the section of literature, the author will emphasize the review of wedding ceremonies in different ages, because the lack of texts interpreting ritual language of weddings from the perspective of social and cultural anthropology. The second section is an overview of field site, including field site in literature, the formation and expansion in recent memories, and contemporary situations. The third section is the wedding ceremonies in the field site. I will discuss the ceremonies before the wedding and the ceremonies on the wedding day, and the procedure of ceremony of bridewealth giving which is the main focus of this thesis. The fourth section, including Chapter 4, 5, and 6, will explore the ritual language in ceremony of bridewealth giving. I will distinguish three aspects: parutavak (song words), ‘emau’au (shouting glory), and maljavar (negotiation speech), and record the texts and analyze their meanings. The last section is conclusion.