善书及其周边——从文类看中国善书史研究

Morality Book and Its Periphery:A Methodological Exploration of History of Morality Book from the Perspective of Genre and Intertextuality

以往学界对中国善书史的研究,取得了丰富成果的同时,也受到史料上的单一和视野上的狭隘两方面的限制,亦即存在就善书研究善书的情况。然倘若借鉴文类与互文性等概念和方法,就会发现善书及其周边文类的史料——如类书、宝卷、家训、小说、格言等,因互文而构成多元多重而丰富一体的文本群。显而易见,要重新思考和突破中国善书史研究,立体展现善书在明清时期的生产、流传和阅读状况,甚至将善书研究的文献学命题转化成社会文化史等专门史的命题,借用文类和互文性的概念,多元配合使用多种文类的史料,是必要而且可能的研究路径。

The researches on Chinese Morality Book have made great achievements, but there are also many problems. That is, the historical data are too single and the perspective is too narrow. If we can appropriate the perspective of genre and intertextuality, we can see that the Morality Book and its periphery constitute a diverse and rich text group. Especially the genre of Leishu, Baojuan, Jiaxun, etc. Popular fiction and Aphorism can be used by the scholars. Thus, we can rethink and make a breakthrough on the study of Chinese Morality Book.