晚清以来鄂北秘密社会的演变

晚清以来,中国社会发生了巨大的变化,鄂北的秘密社会也经历了由兴盛到分化、衰落、最终走向覆灭的过程。在各个阶段,中国社会的社会矛盾和主要任务不同,而秘密社会“反社会”的破坏性始终没变,使得他们的活动由具有一定积极、进步意义的反封建、反侵略性质,转而走向反国家、反人民。可以说,正是秘密社会自身“反社会”的实质,决定了其自身的命运。

Evolution of the Secret Society in Northern Hubei Province Since the Late Qing Dynasty

The Chinese society has experienced great changes since the late Qing Dynasty.The secret society in northern Hubei Province also went through a process from flourishing to separation,decline and finally to complete collapse.There were different social contradictions and major tasks in different stages in China,but the destructiveness of anti-society of the secret society kept unchanged,so their activities changed from certain traits of anti-feudalism and anti-aggression with positive and progressive significance to opposing the country and the people.Thus,it was the characteristic of "anti-society" of the secret society that determined its destiny.