[ 摘要 ]

以地緣關係結合而成的年齡組織向來是阿美族文化的研究焦點，然而隨著國家進入與資本主義影響，年齡組織從阿美族文化的中心研究逐漸轉變為與其他社會組織的比較研究。觀察當地的社區生活，年齡組織並非只在豐年祭裡「看得見」，若能釐清年齡組織在社會不同面向存在的意涵，相信對於阿美族社會文化仍具整體性的瞭解。

本論文是研究年齡組織如何在社區與教會之中延續和轉變。整理過去相關的文獻研究，年齡組織的功能在表面上是從部落防禦、勞力策動、轉變為現今的豐年祭籌辦。實際上，在面對新的社會組織進入仍可以看見當地人將年齡組織的概念應用在其中。透過部落祭儀與生命儀禮的分析可以說明社會變遷固然造成對年齡組織的影響，但也帶出了新的社會文化意涵。

以女性加入年齡組織來說，跳脫了過去只限於成年男性的規則，藉由男女同時參與豐年祭吃豬肉的場合，實也展現了部落整體被納入的概念。此外，分析殺豬到食用豬肉的過程，不僅說明了當地對於活動性質的區辨，亦是體現社會秩序的想法。反之於豬肉，米的生熟則透露了共食分食的內在文化意涵。



[ 英文摘要 ]

Age organization has been the focus of Amis culture study all the time. Following the entrance of nation and influence of capitalism, age organization has become the compare study, from the central study, with other social organization. By observing community life, age organization is not only “seen” in the harvest festival. It’s helpful for understanding Amis culture, if we can figure out age organization’s meaning in different aspects.

This essay is studying how age organization continues and transforms in community and religion. By methodizing past bibliography, age organization’s function, in surface, has become the preparation in harvest festival from tribe defense and labor instigation. In fact, we still can see that local people apply the concept of age organization in different aspects when they facing the entrance of new social organization. By analyzing tribe ritual and live ceremony, it shows the age organization was influenced by social transition, and it brings the new culture meaning, too.

In the case of women joining age organization, it skips over the regulation of male. By joining the pork-eating occasion, male emale age organizations display the concept of tribe unity. Besides, analyzing the pork-eating from pig-killing not only explains local people’s discrimination in activities, but also performs the idea of social order. Contrasting pork, rice’s raw and ripe illustrates the culture meaning of co-eating and divide-eating.