謠言與秩序－光緒二年江南系列謠言案研究

Rumours and Social Order: A Case Study from Jiangnan, 1876

徐茂明(Mao-Ming Xu)

《歷史人類學學刊》 2卷1期 (2004/04) Pp. 151-173

摘要

光緒二年在江南流行了大半年的剪辮、打印等系列謠言，不僅是江南歷代謠言的翻版，同時也是同光之際江南社會秩序危機的突破口，還是各種自然災害群發的晴雨表。謠言流行過程中，地方民眾、士紳、官府、教會等社會各界的應對態度、防範措施，以及彼此間的衝突、協調、合作，生動地展現了當時江南社會生活與社會秩序的歷史實態。

關鍵字

江南 ； 謠言 ； 民眾 ； 士紳 ； 教案

並列摘要

In 1876, rumours about queues being cut off and strange marks being stamped on people's bodies spread widely in the Jiangnan area for the better part of a year. While similar rumours had circulated in this area in the past, their reappearance at this time was a product of the intensifying social crisis in nineteenth century Jiangnan, as well as the various natural disasters that occurred in this period. As rumours spread, different social groups such as commoners, gentry elite, officials and religious specialists adopted different responses and precautionary measures. The conflicts, accommodations, and cooperation among these groups vividly reveal the social life and social order of the Jiangnan region at the time.

並列關鍵字

Jiangnan ； rumours ； commoners ； elite ； anti-missionary riots