Marriage Custom and China Traditional Culture Catalogue

Chapter One Marriage Custom: The Mirror Image of Human Culture

First, the exploration of marriage customs: a new perspective to interpret human culture

1. The key to the mystery of human family history.

2. Sexual cultural phenomenon

3. An aspect of human culture

Second, the characteristics of marriage customs: the solution of the "Sphinx mystery"

1. Universality of marriage customs

2. The sanctity and relativity of marriage customs.

3. The national cultural psychology behind the marriage custom

Third, historical investigation: marriage custom as a cultural phenomenon.

1. Cultural constraints of marriage customs

2. The evolution of marriage customs: the expression of the co-evolution of heredity and human culture.

Chapter II Biology of Marriage Customs

First, the gender role consciousness of "men and women are different"

1. "Men and women don't kiss"

Bind feet

3. "Virgin" hobby

4. Martyrs

5. Feminization or neutralization of men

Second, sexual desire: advocating and imprisoning

1. Sex: the foundation of the universe.

2. Woman: the tool of succession and the object of desire.

3. "Maintain justice and destroy human desires"

Third, the deviation and distortion of sexual consciousness.

1. concubine

Step 2: Measure

3. prostitutes

Chapter III Marriage Customs and Society

First, the reproduction of species

1. Goddess: the mother of all things

2. Weng production system,

3. Huafeng Zhu San and the custom of praying for children.

4. Early marriage: the logical inference of having more children and more happiness.

Second, marriage customs and economic behavior.

1. A theory of marriage exchange: "the right match"

2. Buying and selling marriage and bride price

3. Make-up, make-up and dowry.

Third, marriage customs and political behavior.

1. "Married people have a good second name"

2. Kinship: a political marriage that transcends national boundaries.

3. Predatory marriage: the exposure of power and oppression

Fourth, the legal intervention in marriage customs.

1. The "birthright" of husband and wife

2. "Seven Discards and Three Don't Go"

Chapter IV Marriage Custom Culture: Art and Morality

First, the art of choosing a spouse and seeking love.

1. Spouse's appearance and posture

2. Marriage, marriage and courtship

3. The highlight of artistic inspiration: the conflict between arranged marriage and chosen marriage.

Second, the art of marriage.

1. Cry: Sad? Think separately?

2. Wedding ceremony

3. Wedding songs

4. Paradox of art: Pay more attention to "ceremony" than "love"

Third, the morality of marriage customs.

1. Marriage custom is morality.

2. Matchmaker: a wedge to moralize marriage

3. Child bride and incest

4. Widow dies again

Chapter V Marriage Custom Culture: Religion, Social Psychology

First, the beginning of the concept of religious marriage customs

1. Nu Wa: the God of Marriage

Marriage is predestined.

3. Marriage and Five Elements of Yin and Yang

Second, marriage customs and religious etiquette.

1. Spread grain beans, spread grass to protect grain powder, and exorcise evil spirits and treat ghosts.

Salute the church

3. Strange ghost marriage

Third, the psychology of marriage customs.

1. Ceremony and auspicious day

2. Tie the red line and tie the knot

Get married and tie your hair forever

4. The custom of "happiness"

5. Build a new house and prosper.

The sixth chapter is the evolution of marriage custom in China after modern times.

First, the forerunner of the reform of marriage customs

1. Changes of Marriage Customs in Late Qing Dynasty and Early Republic of China

2. Reasons for the change of marriage customs

Second, the new marriage customs.

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2. Diversified orientation of wedding

3. New changes in wedding banquets

4. The new custom of divorce

Third, the future of marriage customs.

1. Future decisions

2. Future love and marriage

appendix

Unscramble the common sayings in China's marriage customs.

Marriage invitation card

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postscript