华东师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版) ›› 2005, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 82-88, 124.

• 世界史研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

当代西方“族群”理论探析

叶江   

  • 收稿日期:2005-03-20 出版日期:2005-09-01 发布日期:2005-05-25
  • 作者简介:叶江(1955-),男,上海市人,上海交通大学国际与公共事务学院教授,博士生导师;华东师范大学历史系兼职教授

An Exploration of the Current Western Theory of "Ethnic Group"

Jiang YE   

  • Received:2005-03-20 Online:2005-09-01 Published:2005-05-25

摘要:

当代西方学术界基本同意“ethnic group”是指拥有名称的人们群体, 它具有真实或假想的共同祖先, 享有共同的历史记忆和一种或数种共同文化要素。虽然当代西方学者曾经比较普遍地将“ethnic group”定义为大社会中小群体或次群体, 但是, 目前认为“ethnic group”也可以是主流群体或多数群体的观点渐成主流。因此, 将目前汉语的“少数民族”和“56个民族”的“民族”英译成为“ethnic groups”是比较正确的, 并且继续使用“The State Ethnic Affair Commission”来翻译“国家民族事务委员会”应该比较合适。

关键词: 族群, 少数民族, 民族, 当代西方族群与民族理论

Abstract:

It is basically accepted in contemporary Western academic circles that the so-called "ethnic group" is a named human community possessing common myths of ancestry and common historical memories and culture. Although some of Western scholars once generally treated the "ethnic group" as a sub-community in a larger society, more Western scholars agree to the argument that the "ethnic group" may also be a dominant or majority human community. Thus it will be quite correct to use "minority ethnic group" to translate the Chinese term, "shaoshu minzu".

Key words: ethnic group, minority ethnic group, nation, theory of ethnicity and nation

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