历史的解构与重构:泛化“封建”的话语分析

Deconstructing & Reconstructing History:Generalization of "Feudalism" as a Historical Term

"封建"泛化与封建话语的形成有关。该话语构造了现代史学的知识空间、表征结构与作为进化的直线时间观,与《易经》为代表的民族史学思维格格不入,但却渗透于现代汉语变迁的整个历史过程,并取得能对中国文化进行诠释和支配的话语权。由此,用"封建"作为中国历史的断代词语,或者给今天中国传统文化现象进行定性,都只是没有任何历史和文化根据的当代话语游戏而已。

： By comparing the differences of historical world views between the modern West and the ancient China, it is revealed that this phenomenon is attributed to the emergence of Feudalist discourse which creates a space of knowing, the structure of representation, and an assumption of seeing time as a lineal process of evolution. Such a discourse is irrelevant to the Chinese tradition and in sharp conflict with the history composed under the influence of Yijing. Nevertheless, the discourse penetrates the whole process of transforming the modern Chinese language, obtaining a power to dominate the Chinese culture and its interpretation. Therefore attempts to use Fengjian as a term to name a stage of Chinese history or evaluate Chinese culture should be regarded purely as a contemporary discursive game without any historical or cultural foundation.