试论古代东南亚历史发展的基本特征和历史地位

Ancient Southeast Asian History:Essential Characteristics and Historical Position

本文是即将出版的《东南亚古代史》一书的结束语。《东南亚古代史》是一部全面系统地阐述从远古至19世纪初叶东南亚历史发展的地区史,既有对地区历史发展的综合性整体论述,又有对各主要国家和重要事件的具体分析与专题研讨;既有古代东南亚国家的经济、政治、国际关系的历史论述,又有对古代东南亚国家的各民族宗教文化的阐述。作者们从东南亚自身历史的视角出发,对东南亚的史前文化及其特色、稻作文化与社会基本结构、早期国家的形成和演进、中央集权国家的兴起与特征、宗教与民族文化的多样化和本土化,以及中国、印度与古代东南亚国家的关系等方面提出了自己的见解。

This paper is written on the basis of the concluding remarks of the forthcoming work An Ancient History of Southeast Asia, which is a systematic study of the history of ancient Southeast Asia from ancient times to the early 19th century. It is a compreher^sive study of the historical development of the region, including historical study of e- conomics, politics, and international relations of ancient Southeast Asian states and also covering study of religions and cultures of different people of ancient Southeast Asian states. Nonetheless, it also presents specific analysis on main states and significant incidents. From a perspective of Southeast Asian history, the contributors offer their own opinions on proto-cuhure in Southeast Asia and its characteristics, rice-growing culture and its social architecture, formation and evolution of early states, rise of centralized states and their characteristics, diversification and localization of religions and ethnic cultures as well as relations between ancient China, ancient India and ancient Southeast Asian states.