| 英文摘要 |
In this paper, the aristocratic system of Palilaijan, the mother village of the Raval sub-group of the Paiwan, is analysed from the viewpoint of 'manipulation'. By showing how individuals manipulate the available social resources to achieve personal goals in the stratification system, the author proposes to delineate a scheme for further researches of the Paiwan social structure in general. Reviewing the antecedent studies in the light of the field data of Palilaijan, we may underline four important features of the Paiwan society: 1) the cognatic nature of the kinship system; 2) the primogenetive succession of family and the prominent concern for the continuity of family line; 3) the stratified society with privileged aristocrats, and 4) the inter-classes marriage as a way to achieve ascending social mobility. All of these features can be observed in both Palilaijan and other Paiwan communities having been studied. The villagers of Palilaijan have a very good knowledge of the origin, descending, segmentation and stratification of their aristocratic families. Notwithstanding, dispute and quarrel concerning the justification of the status of each noble family were observed frequently in the daily life of the villagers. All the strife and quarrel are articulated in two major events: the brother strife of the Dalimalao, and the marriage dispute of the Gaumagan. A close examination of these events shows that there are four courses of social manipulation: 1) the flexibility of the cognatic principle of filiation; 2) the tactic of marriage; 3) the records of each family, and 4) the privilege and domicile. |
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