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Title死亡不可說 : 臺彎個案例研究
Death, Don’t Talk About It: A Taiwanese Case Study
Creator高家莉
Castro, Gabriela Castro
Contributor卜道
David Blundell
高家莉
Gabriela Castro Castro
Key Words台灣
死亡
喪禮
先人崇拜
孝道、面子
儒家思想
Taiwan
death
death rituals
ancestors worship
filial piety and face
Confucianism.
Date2015
Date Issued2-Dec-2015 17:03:19 (UTC+8)
Summary親人的死亡對任何一個人來說都是一個很難釋懷的經驗。在台灣，面對親人死亡的議題，是個圍繞著靜默、隱藏情緒以及只能對家屬表露的複雜過程。

這篇論文是一篇根據Eric Chan的死亡個案研究，Eric Chang 是筆者的親友以及學生。這篇研究提供研究框架從一個外國的觀點來瞭解台灣人如何處理他們親人的死亡議題。這研究描述台灣社會加諸在其家族成員的預測行為以及描繪台灣人直至今日是如何毫無任何質疑地去遵循部分傳統與信仰。

這篇論文回顧文化衝擊傳統，例如在下葬前仍長期保存死者的大體，大部分台灣家庭必須為死者舉行某些儀式來使亡者的"來生"完整，在他人面前保有面子及以及在先人的面前遵守承諾等。

此研究揭露台灣人遵守他們的眾多傳統並非依據他們的宗教信仰而是主要依據儒家思想強調子孫應盡孝道的義務。
The death of a loved one is an experience hard to understand and difficult to manage for any person in any society. In Taiwan, dealing with the death of a loved one, is a complex process surrounded with strict silence, hidden feelings and utter privacy shared only with the closest family members.

This thesis is a Case Study based on the events that followed the death of Eric Chang, who was a close friend and student of the researcher. This research will provide a framework to understand how Taiwanese people deal with the death of their loved ones from a foreign perspective. The study also gives a description of the expected behavior that the Taiwanese society tacitly imposes onto their members and portrays how Taiwanese people, even in modern times, follow some traditions and beliefs without questioning them.

This thesis reviews cultural shocking traditions such as keeping the body of the decease for long periods before burial; and mentions some rituals that most Taiwanese families must preform as a way to accomplish an ‘afterlife’ for the deceased, saving “face” in front of others and undertaking their duties to their ancestors.

This research discloses that Taiwanese people follow many of their traditions not based on their religious beliefs but mainly guided by the principles of Confusions philosophy that emphasizes their duty as good filial sons or/and daughters.
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Description碩士
國立政治大學
亞太研究英語碩士學位學程(IMAS)
96924013
資料來源 http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0096924013
Typethesis
dc.contributor.advisor 卜道zh_TW
dc.contributor.advisor David Blundellen_US
dc.contributor.author (Authors) 高家莉zh_TW
dc.contributor.author (Authors) Gabriela Castro Castroen_US
dc.creator (作者) 高家莉zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Castro, Gabriela Castroen_US
dc.date (日期) 2015en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2-Dec-2015 17:03:19 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 2-Dec-2015 17:03:19 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 2-Dec-2015 17:03:19 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier (Other Identifiers) G0096924013en_US
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/79544-
dc.description (描述) 碩士zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 國立政治大學zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 亞太研究英語碩士學位學程(IMAS)zh_TW
dc.description (描述) 96924013zh_TW
dc.description.abstract (摘要) 親人的死亡對任何一個人來說都是一個很難釋懷的經驗。在台灣，面對親人死亡的議題，是個圍繞著靜默、隱藏情緒以及只能對家屬表露的複雜過程。

這篇論文是一篇根據Eric Chan的死亡個案研究，Eric Chang 是筆者的親友以及學生。這篇研究提供研究框架從一個外國的觀點來瞭解台灣人如何處理他們親人的死亡議題。這研究描述台灣社會加諸在其家族成員的預測行為以及描繪台灣人直至今日是如何毫無任何質疑地去遵循部分傳統與信仰。

這篇論文回顧文化衝擊傳統，例如在下葬前仍長期保存死者的大體，大部分台灣家庭必須為死者舉行某些儀式來使亡者的"來生"完整，在他人面前保有面子及以及在先人的面前遵守承諾等。

此研究揭露台灣人遵守他們的眾多傳統並非依據他們的宗教信仰而是主要依據儒家思想強調子孫應盡孝道的義務。		zh_TW
dc.description.abstract (摘要) The death of a loved one is an experience hard to understand and difficult to manage for any person in any society. In Taiwan, dealing with the death of a loved one, is a complex process surrounded with strict silence, hidden feelings and utter privacy shared only with the closest family members.

This thesis is a Case Study based on the events that followed the death of Eric Chang, who was a close friend and student of the researcher. This research will provide a framework to understand how Taiwanese people deal with the death of their loved ones from a foreign perspective. The study also gives a description of the expected behavior that the Taiwanese society tacitly imposes onto their members and portrays how Taiwanese people, even in modern times, follow some traditions and beliefs without questioning them.

This thesis reviews cultural shocking traditions such as keeping the body of the decease for long periods before burial; and mentions some rituals that most Taiwanese families must preform as a way to accomplish an ‘afterlife’ for the deceased, saving “face” in front of others and undertaking their duties to their ancestors.

This research discloses that Taiwanese people follow many of their traditions not based on their religious beliefs but mainly guided by the principles of Confusions philosophy that emphasizes their duty as good filial sons or/and daughters.		en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents Acknowledgement i
Dedication: In Eric Memory ii
Abstract iii
Table of Contents iv

Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Motivation and Significance 1
1.2 Background 2
1.2.1 Eric Chang’s Case 3
1.3 Research Questions 4
1.4 Methods 5
1.4.1 Literature review 5
1.4.2 In-depth Interview 6
1.4.3 Expert Interviews 8
1.4.4 Sample Survey 8

Chapter 2 Literature Review 11
2.1 Death and Society: A Global Perspective. What is death; how do society and people react 12
2.1.1 Death as Pollution 15
2.1.2 Performing Rituals Clean Pollution 16
2.2 Introduction to Taiwan’s Religious and Belief Systems 18
2.2.1 Historical Overview on Taiwan’s Religious Systems 18
2.2.2 Main Lines of Thought in Taiwan 20
2.2.3 Ancestor Worship 24
2.2.4 Funeral Rites: Dealing with Death in Taiwanese Terms 27
2.2.5 Confucianism and Family Life 31
2.2.6 Filial Piety and Funerary Practice 33
2.2.7 The Ancestral Tablets 35
2.2.8 Don’t Talk about Death 36
2.2.9 Losing Face, Hide your Emotions 38
2.3 Important Elements of Taiwanese Belief System 42
2.3.1 The Soul 42
2.3.2 Ghosts 44
2.3.4 Offerings for the Ancestors and Ghosts 46
2.3.5 Seven, 49 and 100 days 47
2.3.6 The Yellow Calendar or Yellow Book 48
2.3.7 The Role of the Son 50
2.3.8 Good Deaths and Bad Deaths 51
2.4 Official Regulations About Religion and Death In ROC 53
2.4.1 Legal Bereavement Leave 55

Chapter 3 Study Case and Participants 57
3.1 Who Eric Chang was 57
3.2 In-depth Interviews: Eric’s Classmates 70
3.2.1 Fran (Francesca) Hsu 70
3.2.2 Esperanza Wang 74
3.2.3 Susana Yash 76
3.2.4 Viviana Wu 78
3.2.5 Vera Chen 81
3.2.6 Informant 6 Lola (alias) 83
3.2.7 Eusebio Kuo 85
3.3 In-depth Interviews: Unrelated Participants 87
3.3.1 Liana Lang (alias) 87
3.3.2 Juana Lee (alias) 90
3.3.3 Christian Huang 91
3.3.4 Tanya Lu (alias) 93
3.3.5 Vanesa Hsu 95
3.4 In-depth Interviews: Foreigners 98
3.4.1 Edie Rose 98
3.4.2 Boukare Tapsoba 99
3.4.3 Madeline Mills 100
3.4.4 Marie Marti (alias) 101
3.4.5 Alvaro (alias) 101
3.4.6 Mark Robinson (alias) 102

Chapter 4 In-depth Interview Findings and Sample Survey Analysis 102
4.1. In-depth Interviews Main Findings 102
4.1.2 Participants 103
4.1.3 Outcomes and Findings 105
4.1.4 Death and Emotions Do Not Mix 105
4.1.5 Silence is Preferred 107
4.1.6 Nonbelievers Still Follow 108
4.1.7 “I Need to Be Good”: Filial Piety Principle 109
4.1.8 Non Taiwanese Can Not Understand 110
4.2 Survey Results 111
4.2.1 Survey Preparation & Content 113
4.2.2 Structuring the Questions 113
4.2.3 Survey Results and Discussion 114

Chapter 5 Conclusion and Implications 131
5.1 Answering the Research Questions 131
5.1.2 Closing Eric’s Case 142
5.1.3 Future studies 144

References 155

Appendix 155		zh_TW
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dc.subject (關鍵詞) 台灣zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 死亡zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 喪禮zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 先人崇拜zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 孝道、面子zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 儒家思想zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Taiwanen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) deathen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) death ritualsen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) ancestors worshipen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) filial piety and faceen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Confucianism.en_US
dc.title (題名) 死亡不可說 : 臺彎個案例研究zh_TW
dc.title (題名) Death, Don’t Talk About It: A Taiwanese Case Studyen_US
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