杂论楚竹书《周易》异文的可能价值

Possible Value of the Variant Characters in the Chu Bamboo Slips Manuscript of Zhouyi

本文从楚简《周易》有限的卦爻辞资料,配合既有的《易》学文献,分别推论经文和传文中《彖》、《象》二传的写定过程。其形成为今本固定的面貌,可能是经由不同时期和不同《易》家之手所修订改造完成。而就于今所见文本而言,楚简本年代最早,又可据以参证检讨经文的解读,以至判定其前出土帛本文字的是非得失。全文析分为四项,各举出若干例证以为说明。透过这些例证,不只可以更清楚了解今本《周易》形成过程的变化,也可以在一定程度上反映先秦典籍编制的性质和情况。

Based on the finite hexagram and line statements in the Chu bamboo slips manuscript of Zhouyi and coordinated with other extant literature of the Change, this paper infers the completion process of the Text and the commentaries of Tuan （ Decision ） and Xiang （ Image ） in the Zhouyi. The received vesion＇s fixed form might result from reformulations of different times from various experts in the Change. In addition, the bamboo slips manuscript is hitherto the earliest version, basing on which we can attest to and check the received version and further just right and wrong, gain and loss of the earlier unearthed silk manuscript of the Zhouyi. The paper is divided into four parts and each part is demonstrated with several cases in point which not only expose the completion process of the received version of Zhouyi, but also reflect to some extent the nature and situations in compiling the pre-Qin literature.