The Chiang-Nan Region Funeral Custom In Ming Dynasty Turns Into

The funeral activity is the people in order to express to dead sentiment of mourning one the kind of activity, is the social custom important composition. Take the Confucianism thought as the core traditional funeral custom is the weight certain time social convention important standard, but in the Ming Dynasty the later period Chiangnan area tradition funeral custom destruction has reflected at that time society's change tendency in the very great degree.The Ming Dynasty Chiangnan area already became the national economy the center of gravity, also was a social custom representative area, therefore, this article primarily inspected the Ming Dynasty funeral custom by the Ming Dynasty Chiangnan area funeral custom the evolution, but regarding Chiangnan area limits ,then adopted Mr. Li "an eight government offices state" the view point, including Soviet, the pine, often, the town, should the day , Hangzhou, fine, the lake eight government offices as well as the Taicang state which delimited by the Suzhou government office, but in a these eight government offices state, Also and Songjiang government office three counties carries on the elaboration take Suzhou government office state seven counties as the center.The article main body divides into four parts, first chapter of content main introduction Chiangnan area funeral custom condition; this is the main background which the Ming Dynasty time funeral custom evolves. Because in the Yuan end funeral custom has many luxurious phenomena, after the Ming Dynasty founds a country , Zhu Yuanzhang for reverses this aspect, did not forget during strengthened country legislation to enlighten, formulates the massive books on sacrificial procedures, including in funeral process many regulations , and fixedly got down by the legal form, strictly punished to violating, was allowed to say, his this a series of procedures reversed Yuan Dai the collapse aspect, bought into line with the funeral custom on the Confucianism track, has re-established the standard which to the ritual attended to funeral arrangements . This time the Chiangnan area funeral custom similarly also to thrifty is courteous primarily.Second chapter mainly introduces in the Ming Dynasty the later period Chiangnan area funeral custom evolution. After the Ming Dynasty intermediate stage, appeared a series of the phenomena in the funeral custom, but it mainly displays in the basic necessities of life, the religious participation, the burying way as well as over steps one's authority surpasses the limit and so on the aspect. This time Chiangnan area funeral custom, not only has abandoned the Confucianism tradition funeral etiquette, moreover the Buddha thought seepage accelerated the funeral custom transformation, the cremation, has stopped mourning not to bury and so on the behavior is extremely common. At the same time, each kind of the phenomenon is in vogue in the process in the funeral custom, the luxurious wind even more is also serious, in the economical developed Chiangnan area, this kind of atmosphere more is in vogue.The third chapter the reason which analyzes the Ming Dynasty Chiangnan area funeral custom to evolve. First, in the economy, the Ming Dynasty preliminary economy rapidly restored with the fast development has created the material base for the social custom in bad style; in the funeral activity luxurious wind is one of them. Especially in the Chiangnan area, took the Ming Dynasty economic center, the economical development has provided the material base for luxurious camp mourning, also enable this kind of atmosphere the dissemination to have the possibility. Next, in politics, was opposite to the Ming Dynasty first year the Zhu Yuanzhang draconian laws dominant aspect, in the Ming Dynasty the later period government's dominant strength already is out of balance, the internal disorder and foreign invasions were serious, have created central political power authority's losing, appeared "had the command difficult line" the phenomenon, regarding funeral activity in all sorts of bad styles, ruler although still strict order prohibition, but little. At the same time, ruling class itself is the bad style disseminator. Third, in the idea, China ancient times the people caused each kind of sacrificial offering activity regarding the fairy awe to be in vogue, in the funeral activity, the Buddha Taoism thought gradually melted into to the funeral custom in, and greatly made the Buddhist ceremony the formula to become in the funeral activity the essential constituent, this not only was one phenomenon, simultaneously, also intensified the luxurious camp mourning degree; When, the person "the filial piety" the idea reads by mistake the Confucianism tradition causes the ceremony and the ostentation which their pure value attends to funeral arrangements, has neglected "the true feelings true feelings" is in the funeral activity "the filial piety" true expression way.Fourth chapter mainly the influence which evolves to the Ming Dynasty Chiangnan area funeral custom makes the analysis. In the funeral custom succession variation process, the phenomena surpasses the limit with luxurious camp mourning becomes one kind of universal social phenomenon, but the merchant wealthy person and the government official are main army, this the later period politics was stable and the economical development to the Ming Dynasty in has all had the important influence. At the same time, this kind of funeral custom transformation to the social convention influence also is huge, in this kind of situation, many gentry proposed own view, and have also had many new funerals theories.The Ming Dynasty Chiangnan area funeral custom succession variation process is the same central authorities rules, during destruction etiquette which the strength level and the entire society's economical development condition relates, also reflects the this time interpersonal relationship the change and the people to the emancipation of man's individual character pursue.