江永《周礼疑义举要》初探

A Preliminary Study of Jiang Yong's Zhouli Yiyi Juyao

同吴绂的相互问难触发了江永撰作《周礼疑义举要》的热情,该书在《周礼》的军事研究、赋税研究、礼典研究方面多有收获,是江永《周礼》研究的最终成果。其中《考工记》研究成就最为突出。采用文法分析、民俗民风实证是研究特色。注意吸收西学知识,适当使用常理推测法。江永的《周礼》研究为金榜、程瑶田、戴震、孙诒让所发扬光大。

His discussion with Wu Fu inspired Jiang Yong＇s enthusiasm and the result was the book Zhouli Yiyi Juyao, which records Jiang Yong＇s research findings of Zhouli, a classic of ConfucianisrrL The book presents J iang Yong＇s great achievements in the study of military affairs, taxes and rituals, of which the best part is the study of ＂Kao Gong Ji＂, a chapter of Zhouli. Jiang Yong＇ s book adopts the method of grammatical analysis together with empirical research of folk customs, emphasizes on the absorption of Western leorning, and takes appropriate use of common sense speculative method. These features of study were carried forward by later scholars such as Jin Bang, Cheng Yaotian, Dai Zhen and Sun Yirang.