“礼乐教化”考

A Textual Research on "Educating and Influencing through Ritual and Music"

礼乐是一个具有深厚文化传统和涵摄人的一生且无所不包的弥散性的人文体系;教化是一个人文历程;礼乐教化就是一种以礼乐为仪式与表徵的,在润物无声的情况下,向民众传达蕴于礼乐之中的义理精神的化成天下的人文活动。

The present paper investigates the origin and evolution of 'ritual and music','education and influence' as well as 'educating and influencing through ritual and music',and discusses their ethical significance thereafter.Here 'ritual and music' is regarded as a diffusive system based on the great cultural tradition of mankind and involving every aspect of the whole life of a man,while 'education and influence' refers to the humanization process of the human being.And 'educating and influencing through ritual and music' is a kind of humanizing activities,which employs ritual and music as the means to convey,almost unnoticeably,to the general public the profound moral lessons embodied therein.