儒家伦理影响下的家庭结构——以《儿女英雄传》为例

The Family Structure under the Impact of the Confucian Ethics——A Case Study of The Story of Children Heroes

文章以《儿女英雄传》为例,从“父亲的地位”和“礼的的地位”两个角度阐述中国儒家伦理影响下的家庭结构。“父亲”这一概念,在中国文化背景的传统家庭中,除了高高在上的地位的体现,其意义还体现在家庭的继承关系上,包括生殖意义上的继承关系和儒家伦理道德的继承关系。通过对《儿女英雄传》中纳妾、婚礼仪式等的分析,阐明儒家伦理中的“礼教”观念和以儒家伦理为核心的大众文化心理。

Through a case study of The Story of Children Heroes, this paper aims to elaborate on the family structure under the impact of Confucian ethics in terms of ＂the status of Father＂ and ＂the status of rites＂. In the traditional family with the Chinese culture background, the notion of ＂Father＂, in addition to its embodiment of a topmost status in the family, is mirrored in the relationship of inheritance for the family, involving the inheritance in terms of both reproduction and Confucian moral principles. By analyzing the rites of concubine-taking, wedding ceremony, etc. in The Story of Children Heroes, this paper attempts to clarify ＂the feudal ethics＂ notion in the Confucian moral principles and the mentality of popular culture with the Confucian ethics as the core.