从元禄赤穗事件看武士道的忠

An Analysis of the Loyalty of Bushido,based on the Genroku Ako Incident

武士道曾在日本历史中发挥过重要作用,是一种颇具代表性的日本文化现象,也是理解日本思想的关键所在。对主君的忠诚是武士道的根本内容。日本江户时代发生的元禄赤穗事件中,大石良雄等47义士体现出对主君的忠诚以及执着的信念和超强的忍耐力,为考察日本武士道的忠诚观提供了良好的素材。本文通过对47武士思想和行为的实证性考察和分析,以求再现江户中期武士真实的忠诚性格,从而阐明武士道的忠是蕴含着丰富内涵、表现形式复杂多样的文化现象。而这种文化现象即使在当代也仍然构成了日本人的思想基础之一,是理解日本文化的一个关键点。

Bushido represents Japanese culture and played an important part in the history of Japan. It is also the key to understand Japanese thought. The loyalty shown to one＇ s master is the fundamental charaeteristic of Bushido. The 47 samurais＇ persistent faith and surprising endurance in the Genroku Ak o Incident which happened in the Edo period is an excellent case from which to analyze the loyalty of Bushido. This article uncovers the Edo＇s samurai＇s true character of loyalty by the research and analysis of 47 Samurai＇s behavior and thought, and explains the loyalty of Bushido through various expressions and cultural phenomena. Even now this concept is one of the basic thoughts of Japanese and it is also a key to understand Japanese culture.