對於兼跨中國法制史、民事身份法領域的法學恆星戴炎輝,向來學者研究之重點大都置於戴氏對《唐律》及《淡新檔案》所作之貢獻。本文擬以青年戴炎輝於日本學成回台,在高雄市擔任律師時期發表在《民俗台灣》上一系〈雞肋集〉文章,到戴氏對清治時期台灣民間習慣、身分關係、鄉治組織運作等等所發表之書籍為對象,經希能藉由整理、分析上開文章後,描繪出戴氏除了《唐律》與《淡新檔案》外令人較為陌生的「屬民」研究風貌。
As primaries of both Chinese legal history and family law's areas, there were extensive publications explored in Professor Dai Yan-hui's contributions about "Tang code" and " Danshui Xinzhu Archives ".But here plan to focus from a round of essays called "Gi-Le "published on the "Folk Taiwan" magazine to other books which concerned about civil customs, family relations ,and actual operations in Taiwan, of the legal and political institutions in Qing Dynasty . Expecting to show Dai's "folk dresses” by digesting those were unfamiliar with us before.
戴炎輝、雞肋集、民俗台灣、民事習慣調查報告、清代台灣鄉治
Dai Yan-hui, Gi-le, Folk Taiwan, the report of civil customs in Taiwan, the district institutions of Qing Dynasty