對臺灣山地民族的研究是李亦園先生學術生涯的起點,并由此奠定了其文化人類學研究的基調,那就是對"異文化"的探究、對"異民族"的關切,這一基調一直延伸到其對漢人社會的研究當中。把握李亦園對異文化的關切態度背后所蘊含的學術情懷和理論出發點,能夠幫助我們更清晰地理解李亦園先生的治學脈絡,對我們今天從事文化人類學研究依然有重要啟發

The passion to explore exotic cultures and understand exotic ethnics is the keynote throughout Li Yih-yuan’s academic career from his early studies on the Gaoshan ethnic group of Taiwan to the later studies on the Han Chinese society.To understand such a passion and the theoretical startpoit beneath Li’s concern for exotic cultures will help us form a clearer idea of his philosophy,and can still inspire us in today’s cultural anthropological studies.