祠堂与祖厝:“晋江精神”的社会基础和历史渊源

Ancestral Temple and Ancestral House:Social Foundation and Historical Origin of the "Jinjiang Spirit"

文章通过对文化伦理与经济发展之间关系的讨论,分析了"晋江精神"的社会基础和历史渊源,认为其的源头可追溯至"仁""义"为基本德性的儒家伦理,在历史基础上形成了以"亲亲"和"尊尊"为核心的行动原则,在现实层面上则表现为以祠堂、祖厝为载体的尊祖敬宗活动,这些活动背后蕴育着以合作、诚信、仁爱为中心的精神理念,并对晋江的经济成功起了巨大的推进作用。

The article makes an analysis of social foundation and historical origin of the ' Jinjiang Spirit' by discussing the relationship between cultural ethic and economic development. In this paper,the source of the ' Jinjiang Spirit' can be traced back to the Confucian ethics of basic moral norms such as ' benevolence' and ' righteousness',which have become the principle of action with ' harmony' and ' respect' as the core in history and are manifested in ancestral worship activities with ancestral temple or ancestral house as the carrier in realistic aspect. Behind these activities a spiritual idea is cultivated centering on cooperation,good faith and kindheartedness,which has played a great role in Jinjiang's economic success.