西方汉学与顾颉刚“层累说”的建立再探讨

Restudy on Western Sinology and the Establishment of Gu Jiegang's“Accumulation Theory”

早在19世纪末20世纪初,沙畹、夏德等西方汉学家即对中国上古史提出了的质疑,尤其是沙畹还触及了古史的“起源问题”。至1923年,顾颉刚则正式提出著名的“层累说”。经过文本比对,顾颉刚“层累说”的第一个意思与沙畹、夏德的“疑古”论存在相近之处。而根据进一步的调查取证,顾颉刚在正式提出“层累说”之前,还间接接触到了沙畹、夏德的“疑古”论。因此,沙畹、夏德等西方汉学家的“疑古”论可以说是顾颉刚建立“层累说”的重要域外学术资源。

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,Western sinologists such as Chavane and Hirth raised questions about ancient Chinese history,especially Chavanne,who also touched upon the“origin problem”of ancient history.In the year of 1923,Gu Jiegang had formally proposed the famous“accumulation theory”.A comparison of the texts shows that the first meaning of Gu's“accumulation theory”is similar to theory of doubtful antiquity of Chavane and Hirth.Through further investigation and evidence collection,Gu Jiegang also came into contact with theory of doubtful antiquity of Chavane and Hirth through indirect paraphrasing and indirect texts before formally proposing“accumulation theory”.Therefore,theory of doubtful antiquity of Chavane and Hirth can be said to be an important extra-territorial academic resource for Gu Jie gang to establish his“Accumulation Theory”.