避讳怪象——“父子不嫌同名”新解

A New Interpretation about the Strange Phenomenon in Bihui: "Father and Son do not Care Using the Same Name"

纵观古代历史,自周代起,避讳之风贯穿了我国封建社会两千多年。魏晋南北朝时期有关避讳的制度更严于前朝,然而此时却出现了"父子不嫌同名"的矛盾现象。陈寅恪和万绳楠先生皆认为此现象的产生为信道所致。本文通过先假设、再论证的方式,说明信道与"父子不嫌同名"没有必然关联,进而指出其现象存在的可能原因,并以此说明在历史研究中注意避讳学知识的重要性。

Throughout ancient history, since the Zhou Dynasty, the custom of Bihui exists for over two thousand years in China＇s feudal society. In Northern and Southern Dynasties, the system of Bihui is more strict than in the past dynasties. However, at this time, there exists a paradox about ＂father and son do not care using the same name＂. Mr. Chen Yin-ke and Mr. Wan Sheng-nan both believe that the emergence of this phenomenon stems from the Taoist faith. This paper first makes an assumption, then analyzes that ＂fa- ther and son do not care using the same name＂ is not necessarily related with the Taoism faith, further it points out the possible reasons for this phenomenon, and illustrates the importance of the knowledge of Bihui in historical research.