孰输,孰赢:清初程元谭墓地盗葬诉讼案探析

Lose or Win:Burial Proceedings of Cheng Yuantan during the Early Qing Dynasty

徽州宗族向来有保护祖墓的习俗,但是徽州宗族的祖墓被侵盗的现象也屡见不鲜。新安程氏宗族程元谭祖墓被庙祝方氏盗葬,二姓自明季便开始进行诉讼,程氏宗族更是在清康熙年间动员全族力量,将方氏告至各级衙门,但依然没有取得理想的结果。以此案为中心,考察和探讨徽州地区盗葬现象的具体情况、徽州宗族面对祖墓被盗葬时所采取的具体措施,以及徽州地区出现盗葬现象的原因和特点,以加深对徽州宗族和地方民俗的了解。

Huizhou clans always have the convention of protecting the ancestral tombs,but the phenomenon of excavating and robbing of ancient tombs still happens all the time.Cheng yuan tan tomb of Cheng shi clan was excavated and robbed by the priest of the temple Fang shi.The two clans had engaged in a lawsuit since Ming dynasty.The Cheng shi clan mobilized all the forces in the Kangxi periods,reported Fang shi to all levels of Yamen,but still did not get desired results.On the basis of this case,this paper investigates and discusses the specific situation of the phenomenon in Huizhou,and the specific measures taken when the Huizhou clans confront the phenomenon and the reasons and characteristics for this.Thus,this paper aims at deepening the understanding of Huizhou clans and local folk custom.