伊、儒圣数“七”的象征意义及互动关系

Symbolic Meanings and Interactions of the Number 7 in Islam and Confucianism

数字"七"是不同宗教、不同文化、不同地区、不同族群青睐的圣数之一。在伊斯兰教语境下,圣数"七"皆自天启经典而来,带有浓郁的宗教特征。对于儒家而言,圣数"七"则被赋予更多人文特征。清人刘智所著的《天方性理》中,对圣数"七"的不同赋意成为伊斯兰教与儒家思想互通的载体,更在跨文化交流背景下影响着人们的思维方式。

The number ＂seven＂ is regarded as one of the holy numbers by different religions, cultures, regions and ethnic groups. In the context of Islam, the holy number ＂Seven＂, which is full of strong religious features, comes from the apocalypse classic. For Confucianism, the holy ＂seven＂ has been given more humanistic characteristics. Tian-Fang Xing-Li, a book written by Liu Zhi in Qing dynasty, has made an intercommunicate carrier between Islam and Confucianism by giving a different meanings, and it impacts people＇s way of thinking in the background of intercultural communication.