“Masamu”: Marital Dilemma among Contemporary Bunun People─ The Case of palalavi Clan in East Taiwan.

• Main Authors: Yu, Shu-Fan, 余淑釩
• Other Authors: Lee, Chiao-Hung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6b2h7v

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 人文社會學系族群與文化碩士班 === 101 === This paper is mainly about the marriage taboo in Bunun (samu), and explores the impact of the modern marriage in Bunun. The most important marriage taboo in Bunun is same clan marriage, which includes parents' clans and kaviaz clans. That is to say, someone in Bunun violates the taboo when he or she marries to the one who is in the same clan. This situation is called “ masamu”. In the history of traditional Bunun, intermarriage is a way to connect two different clans and makes both of them be stronger and more powerful than before, which is the implication of the association. In order to retain the authority, marriages within the same clan are not permitted under the taboo. However, the case of same clan marriage reflects the vicissitude and obstruction of contemporary Bunun culture, and it specifically shows the dilemma between tradition and modernity. Nowadays, this marriage taboo isn't followed and has no binding force as seriously as that was before. Therefore, this study not only clarifies the factors of same clan marriage in contemporary Bunun but explores the dilemma of this marriage taboo modern Bunun clansmen face. One of the most significant issues is how to conserve the culture of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan in the mainstream culture, and same clan marriage is the plight to represent the dilemma of tradition and modernity. The indigenous peoples of Taiwan need to consider whether the tradition in the past adapts for the culture in the present or not. This paper focuses on the orientation of culture change.