32卷3期
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2021 / 9
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pp. 71 - 138
清代歸化城中的山西商人群體及其社會網絡分析
A Social Network Analysis of Shanxi Merchant Communities in Guihua City during the Qing Dynasty
作者
蔡松穎
(國立臺灣大學歷史學系)
蔡松穎
國立臺灣大學歷史學系
中文摘要
在清代,由於蒙古高原政治環境的穩定,使得橫跨長城內外的大型貿易網得以構築,並使得山西的歸化城成為此貿易網絡上的重要節點。在城中,山西商人們所組成的各類行、社,成為該城地方社會的核心。過往研究多仰賴方志或是近年口述的材料,對城中商人做出片段的描述。本文則擬以歸化城中的碑刻作為主要材料,以社會網絡分析的方式,重新疏理商人群體間的關係。全文分為三部分:第一部分會釐清歸化城中行、社組織的特質及其如何與宗教活動結合;第二部分著重於重現當時城中不同團體間彼此往來的社會關係網絡,並結合祭祀群和互動點數的概念,將行社在寺廟中的捐獻行為轉化成可見、可量化的互動;第三部分則透過比較各時期行社互動的消長,以呈現出歸化城商業活動在不同時期的變化。
英文摘要
Unlike during the Ming dynasty, the political situation in northern Asia became comparatively stable during the Qing dynasty, leading to the development of a considerable commercial network, with Guihua City being an important node of this network. Within the city, guilds, called hang or she and organized by Shanxi merchants, formed the core of local society. Previous research has largely depended on local gazetteers or oral records to analyze these merchants, and has only been able to provide a piece of the complete picture. However, utilizing the inscriptions on stone tablets found within the city, my research reexamines the relationships between these guilds through social network analysis. This article is comprised of three parts. The first clarifies the characteristics of hang and she, as well as how these guilds encompassed religious activities. Second, I reestablish the social networks between these groups and evaluate merchant donations to temples, placing these practices into observable, quantifiable conceptions such as “religious groups” or “interactional points”. In the final section, I present the shifts in commercial activities in Guihua City by comparing the interactions between these guilds in different time periods.
中文關鍵字
晉商;碑刻;賽會;祭祀群;互動點數
英文關鍵字
guilds; stone tablet inscriptions; communal ritual gatherings; religious group; interactional point