《鲁义姑姊》故事源流考辨

On the Origin and Reception of the Story Righteous Woman in Lu

《鲁义姑姊》是刘向《列女传》中的一个著名故事,也是我们应该珍视的文化遗产。因其不见于其他典籍,其真伪及发生的时间、地点等长期以来颇有争议。研究证明,这一故事并非无根之谈,其发生时间应为春秋后期,发生地为山东宁阳。探讨其故事源流,发掘其丰富内涵,有利于弘扬中国传统人文精神,建设社会主义精神文明。

Righteous Woman in Lu, as important heritage that we should cherish, is a famous story in Biogra- phies of the Famous Women written by Liu Xiang. Disputes have existed for long about the authenticity, time and location Of its occurrence, etc. , since it can＇ t be found in any other books. Researches show that this story is not groundless, it should occurred in late Spring and Autumn Period, and its location is Ningyang in Shandong. To investigate the source of this story, explore its abundant connotation will benefit promotion of Chinese traditional humanistic spirit and construction of socialist spiritual civilization.