重义理亦不废考据——萧一山的文献学成就与学术特色

Xiao Yi-shan's Philological Achievements and Academic Traits

萧一山治史求贯通、重义理,但并不忽视文献的基础作用。他在太平天国和近代秘密社会文献领域的研究成就超过同时代许多学者。整理、考释工作中,萧一山重视从外观到内容全方位反映文献原貌,兼收博采以扩充文献信息量,并将服务于他人的自觉精神贯彻到文献工作的每一细节。这些特点清晰地体现出他对历史文献工作的深刻认识。

Xiao Yi-shan＇s achievements in Taping Heavenly Kingdom and modern Secret Society has gone far beyond many of his contemporaries.During the process of philological studies of ancient texts,he emphasized on all-round reflecting documents＇ true essence from exterior appearance to content,extended information by using well-documented and extensive evidence,and followed the principle of For Other＇s Convenience all the time.These traits clearly manifest his deep insight into historical documents.