东南亚历史和文化的整体性与多样性——兼评几部国外名著对这一问题的看法

The Integrity and Diversity of History and Culture in Southeast Asia

东南亚历史和文化的整体性和多样性经历了复杂的历史变迁。总体而言,东南亚各国在文化上有着重大差异,而把东南亚作为一个研究对象,与东南亚文化在历史上是否一直是一个整体是不是同一个问题?作为一个文化多样性非常突出的地区,东南亚历史的整体性也并不等于文化的整体性。约翰·卡迪《东南亚历史发展》的观点不足以为东南亚历史与文化整体性立论。安东尼·瑞德《东南亚的贸易时代:1450—1680年》对东南亚文化整体性的看法,过分强调东南亚某些方面的所谓"文化特质",从强调东南亚的一些文化特质着眼而把东南亚视为一个文化上的整体,也不无偏颇。

Both the integrity and diversity in history and culture in Southeast Asia had undergone the complicated changes. In culture there are the significant differences between Southeast Asian countries in all,culture of Southeast Asia in its history is not a whole. As a prominent cultural diversity area,historic integrity in Southeast Asia is not equal to its cultural integrity. Jone F ? Cady's viewpoints in his work 'Southeast Asia: Its Historical Development'did not explain issue of integrity of history and culture in Southeast Asia. Anthony Reid's viewpoints in his work 'Southeast Asia in the Age of Commerce 1450 ~ 1680'. Over emphasized some so-called'cultural quality'in Southeast Asia,and then regarded Southeast Asia as a whole in culture,this view may be biased.