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Nigerian Egungun Masquerades: Juridical Performance as Archive and Adjudication in Yoruba Towns
尼日利亚埃贡温假面舞：约鲁巴城镇中司法性展演作为档案与裁决机制
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Egungun masquerades enact ancestral judgment not through symbolism but as binding civic arbitration with enforceable sanctions.埃贡恩面具舞者施行祖先裁决，其方式并非象征性，而是具有强制力的公民仲裁。
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Each compound’s Egungun society maintains handwritten ledgers recording verdicts delivered during masked appearances since 1892.每个院落的埃贡恩社团均保存手写账簿，自1892年起逐条记录戴面具现身时作出的判决。
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When disputes arise over land inheritance, the Egungun does not mediate but pronounces irrevocable rulings based on lineage-specific precedent.当发生土地继承纠纷时，埃贡恩不居中调解，而是依据世系特有先例作出不可撤销的裁决。
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Colonial courts attempted to ban Egungun in 1914, inadvertently strengthening its role as counter-judiciary in rural governance.殖民法院1914年试图取缔埃贡恩，反而强化了其作为乡村治理中反司法机构的角色。
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Contemporary Egungun troupes integrate forensic anthropology reports and land-survey GPS coordinates into costume iconography.当代埃贡恩剧团将法医人类学报告与土地测绘GPS坐标融入服饰图腾。
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Masked figures enter courtrooms during ongoing civil cases, compelling judges to adjourn proceedings until ancestral protocol is observed.戴面具者闯入正在进行的民事庭审现场，迫使法官暂停审理，直至完成祖先礼仪程序。
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The Egungun’s silence is procedural—not mystical—signaling suspension of state law pending lineage verification.埃贡恩的沉默属程序性安排，而非神秘主义——意味着国家法律暂行中止，待世系核实完毕。
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Yoruba towns maintain dual archives: colonial court records and Egungun ledger books stored in separate sacred groves.约鲁巴城镇保存双重档案：殖民法庭卷宗与埃贡恩账簿，分存于两处神圣林地。
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Performers undergo five-year apprenticeships mastering gesture codes corresponding to specific legal clauses in customary law.表演者须经五年学徒训练，精通对应习惯法具体条款的手势编码。
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This is jurisprudence as choreographed testimony, where movement replaces written briefs and rhythm substitutes for appellate procedure.这是一种以编排式证言为形态的法学：动作取代书面诉状，节奏替代上诉程序。
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Egungun demonstrates how performative sovereignty persists where statutory systems lack legitimacy or reach.埃贡恩表明，当成文法制缺乏合法性或实际效力时，表演性主权仍持续存在。
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It is not folklore but functioning parallel judiciary with territorial jurisdiction and enforcement capacity.它并非民俗传说，而是拥有属地管辖权与执行能力的运行中平行司法体系。