摘要
"沙苏"这一术语是对巴勒斯坦地区南部和外约旦地区讲塞姆语的贝都因人的称谓,后来泛指贝都因人。"沙苏"一词最早出现于古王国,到新王国时期,这一术语普遍出现在古代埃及社会中。沙苏不是一个种族,它是一个带有军事色彩的社会阶层,但是他们的生活方式却包含了定居或游牧等各种形式。埃及社会中的沙苏人一部分是战俘,另一部分则是雇佣兵或强盗。古代埃及文献中出现的词组"雅赫维的沙苏人之地"则揭示了沙苏人和以色列人有着千丝万缕的关系。
The term ＂Shasu＂ originally designates ＂Bedouin＂ outside Transjordan, and later generally refers to ＂Bedouin＂. It was known as early as in the Old Kingdom though it did not become common until the New Kingdom period. Linguistic considerations indicate it was probably derived from an Egyptian word which means ＂wandering about＂ in English. These people comprised a social class with military background which embraced varying modes of life, settlement or nomad, and yet did not constitute an ethnic unity. They appeared in Egyptian society partly as captives, partly as mercenaries or robbers. The phrase ＂ land of Shasu of Yahweh＂ expresses the close relationship between Shasu and Israelites.
出处
《世界民族》
CSSCI
北大核心
2014年第4期104-110,共7页
Journal of World Peoples Studies
