日常生活的未来民俗学论纲

An Outline of Future Folklore for Daily Life

我们对于中国民俗学的时间导向经历了"过去"(遗留物)向"当下"(生活文化)的转变,现在看来,这种认识是不够的,其实中国民俗学一直是"未来"导向的,就像中国的现代学术的总体时间意识是面向未来的一样。中国近代以来的社会革命、学术生产都是为了在未来有一个理所当然的日常生活,民俗学不是在这个大局之外,而是恰恰一直在这个大局之内寻找自己的位置,实现自己的价值。我们今天清醒地认识这种历史宿命,继而要把宿命转化为使命,通过学术自觉成全民俗学学科在时间意识上的完整性。

The time orientation of Chinese folkloristics has experienced the transition from 'the past' (relics)to 'the present' (living culture).But now,this kind of recognition seems to be not adequate.In fact,Chinese folkloristics has always been future-oriented,just as China's modern academic overall time sense is always oriented toward future.Both the social revolution and academic production in modern China are for a naturally existing daily life in future,folkloristics being not a case beyond this general situation,instead,it has been searching for its position in this situation to fulfill its own value.Today,we clearly understand this kind of historical destiny,and then we need to convert this destiny into our mission,helping to create the integrity of Chinese folkloristics on time consciousness through our academic consciousness.