The"Dual Narrative"in the Newly Compiled Family Genealogis Represents the Historical Events of the"Three Integrations"(Exchanges,Integration and Communication)of the Chinese Nation—Taking the 10 Newly Compiled Family Genealogies in Pingluo County as Exampl
The"genealogical method"holds a very important position in the history of the discipline of anthropology,by which anthro-pologists can find the basic units of social composition through the complicated cultural appearances of the target groups,to dissect the so-cial structure and its functions in detail.The family genealogies in China are precisely the most intuitive textual display of the"genealogical method",and there is a dual narrative in the newly compiled family genealogies.The first layer is the"narrative within the genealogies",which mainly confines people to the grid of blood relations,carrying the genetic code of the Chinese nation.It innovatively puts forward the second layer of"narrative outside the genealogy",which tells the life world"outside the genealogy",the stories of struggling for the coun-try,cause,family and life;as well as the historical events in life,in exchanges,in integrations and in memories.Taking the newly com-piled family genealogies in Pingluo County,Ningxia as examples,a large number of"narratives outside the genealogy"have been un-earthed.From the perspectives of geographical ties,blood relations and the isomorphic structure of family and nation,a magnificent histori-cal panorama of the"three integrations"of the Chinese nation has been depicted.
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