《诗经·小雅》礼仪用诗考论

A Study on the Poems for Ceremonies in Xiaoya of The Book of Songs

《诗经·小雅》部分诗篇为周礼而作，是周代各种礼仪用诗，它们应用于各种不同的礼仪场合。以礼为背景对诗篇加以观照，可知《小雅》诗篇所咏者有“养老乞言”礼、觐见礼、燕礼、军礼等礼仪用诗。对这些诗篇加以分类考查，可以窥视《诗》与礼的关系及《诗》、礼互解的重要意义，揭示诗篇创作的礼仪背景和诗的本义。

Some poems of Xiaoya of The Book of Songs （the minor odes） are created for ceremonies in Zhou Dynasty, hymns used in all kinds of rites. From the backgrounds of the poems, we can see the poems of Xiaoya are about protocol about feasting the elder and asking for lecture, protocol about presenting oneself before a monarch, banquet etiquette, the military courtesy and other poems for ceremonies. Studying these poems of different categories, we can know the relationship between The Book of Songs and rites, the significance of understanding poems through rites or vice versa, and reveal the ritual backgrounds of the poems and the original meaning of the poems.