Ancestor Worship and the Longevity of Chinese Civilization (祖先崇拜与中华文明的长期延续)
| Autor: | Kathryn Coe, Ryan O. Begley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Review of Religion and Chinese Society. 3:3-24 |
| ISSN: | 2214-3955 2214-3947 |
| Popis: | Although an impressive body of literature is devoted to the practice of venerating ancestors in China and other places, there is little agreement on what ancestor worship is, where it is practiced, and whether it is an ancient and persistent trait. Ancestor worship, we argue, is an ancient trait that has persisted in China, as in other parts of the world, since prehistoric times. We also discuss its universal aspects, including those associated with teaching it and with encouraging its persistence across generations. We end by discussing the function of ancestor worship in China. Has it been an impediment to progress, as Christian missionaries and communists insisted, or, as Ping-Ti Ho claimed, has it promoted the “longevity of Chinese civilization”? We argue that both claims may be correct, depending on the definition of progress and the characteristics associated with China’s two forms of ancestor worship. 虽然已有大量文献讨论中国和世界其他地区的祖先敬拜，但学界没有对祖先崇拜的性质、地域、历史性和持续性达成一致的认识。本文认为，中国的祖先崇拜，与世界其他地区类似，是一个源自史前时期，持续至今的现象。本文还分析祖先崇拜的普遍性特征，正是这些特征使得其代代相传。本文最后将讨论祖先崇拜的功能。它是像基督教传教士所言阻碍了中国的进步，还是如何炳棣所宣称，促进了“中华文明的长期延续”?我们认为这两种观点正确与否取决于进步的定义以及中国祖先敬拜的具体形式。 (This article is in English.) |
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