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題 名 | 身體與花紋--唐宋時期的文身風尚初探=Body and Design: Preliminary Exploration of Tang and Song Period Wen-shen Practices |
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作 者 | 陳元朋; | 書刊名 | 新史學 |
卷 期 | 11:1 2000.03[民89.03] |
頁 次 | 頁1-44 |
分類號 | 538.161 |
關鍵詞 | 唐; 宋; 風尚; 文身; 刺青; 身體; Tang; Song; Custom; Wen-shen; Ts'u-ch'ing; Tattoo; Body; |
語 文 | 中文(Chinese) |
中文摘要 | 考量史料的限制,本文嘗試跳脫淵源的考證,改從行為的本體入手,探討傳統中國社會文身風尚。事實上,儘納管大環境與主流階層的態度皆屬負面,但這種在體表雕鏤紋樣的舉措,卻始終存在於唐代意識有關。文身雖然從來不曾成為漢人社會的普遍風習,但它仍然是少數特定人群反映心聲的行為格套。誠如文獻顯示,軍人與遊手,便常將文身當作是表述一己心曲的管道。對他們而言,身體就是彰顯個人特質的工具,而那雕鏤在體表的紋樣,財無寧是這種們我認知的具象。行為會會無竟而生。因此,文身的動因,也是值得加以討論的課題。本文認為,文身行為最常出現在面臨極端處境,而有迫切表態需求的人們身上。當然,所謂的「極竟處境」也是因人而異的。例如,當頭的國院,常是軍人們的文身動因;但對於煒走法網邊緣的人群而言,他們的肌膚紋刺,卻往往是源自於對社會常態秩序的反抗。換言之,倘若撇開行為的良否不論,「身體」與「花紋」的連繫,其實也可護是傳統社會部份人群擷抗環境壓力的方式。 文身的疼痛不獨觀,亦且持續。就感官的角度而言,這種行為原本就帶有身體意識層面的附加價值。本文認為,由於決定接受紋刺的人們,必須以極大的耐力來取得膚表的雕刺。因此,傳統社會裡的文身行為,或許還具備著見證個人卓絕意志力的「儀式性」作用。 |
英文摘要 | Given the limited nature of relevant historical records, this piece will attempt to avoid unnecessary textual analysis, instead favoring a behaviorally oriented interpretation of the wen-shen practices of traditional Chinese society. In reality, despite its negative perceptions in society and main stream culture, the practice of engraving images on the body's surface has persisted throughout all periods since the Tang. This piece will argue that the crux of such behavior is expression of the tattooed parties' body-consciousness. Though wen-shen never became a widespread custom in Han (ethnic Chinese) society, it still managed to provide an outlet for the communication of certain minority groups' experiences. As records attest, soldiers and drifters often used wen-shen as a means of expressing their most heartfelt concerns. From their perspective, the body was just a tool for the expression of personal nature, and the images displayed on its surface nothing more than a manifestation of such self-awareness. Still, behavior is not born without reason. The notivations behind the development of wen-shen practices are thus deserving of some consideration. It is this author's opinion that wen-shenappeared most often among persons living under extreme conditions, or with urgent needs for self-expression. Obviously, the definition of "extreme conditions" is highly dependent upon the individual involved. For example, whereas impending national crises often served as the stimulus for wen-shen among members of the military, those groups living on the margins of legal society usually chose tattooing as a means to define themselves in opposition to any mainstream social order. In other works, casting aside any moral discussion of the connection between "body" and "design," the use of this practice by certain groups in traditional society can actually be explained as a form of resistance against environmental pressure. The pain involved in wen-shen is not only intense, but also prolonged. Thus, from a sensory perspective, it imparts a fundamental degree of added value, in the form of increased body consciousness. Such value is seen in the prodigious endurance that must be displayed by those resolved to undergo tattoing before they can attain such superficial markings. Therefore, the wen-shen practice, in traditional society, may also have contained a degree of "ritual significance," paying testament to the strength of certain commitments held by the tattooed person. |
本系統中英文摘要資訊取自各篇刊載內容。