晚清乱世与社会传闻的盛行

The chaos and social rumors in the late Qing

晚清时期,内忧外患交迭,形势动荡紊乱,这成为当时传闻盛行的特定社会环境因素。如战乱常有,教案频发,朝政多变,灾祸连连,公众比较普遍地存在多重的危机感,大到国家民族的存亡,小到个人生存境遇,变端难卜,命运叵测。处于这种环境条件当中,特别是每当突发性事变来临之际,相关传闻便会在广大公众或特定群体中生发流布,产生不可忽视的社会影响。

The rumors of domestic disorders and international instabilities are increasingly popular in the late Qing. In addition, frequent warrings, coups d＇etat, and disasters add to the crisis. It is in this context of unprecedented incidents, the rumors that spread in public or in certain communities will result in horrible impacts.