族谱撰修与移民叙事——以民国《云阳涂氏族谱》为例

Clan Pedigree Compilation and Immigration Narrative——A Case Study of The Pedigree of Tu Clan in Yunyang

族谱是移民史研究的基本资料,然史学界对族谱所载的祖先谱系有两种截然不同的主张,或将其作为历史真实,或将其视为文化建构。四川是移民大省,现存大量的族谱文献。通过对民国《云阳涂氏族谱》的文本分析,发现该谱有关“江西填湖广”的记载多有悖常理,应视之为体现文化认同的历史记忆;“湖广填四川”的记载则较为可靠,可视之为历史真实的微观书写。因此,利用族谱从事移民史研究,应先了解族谱的撰修过程及其社会文化内涵,采取不同的方式解读所载祖先谱系,以更准确地把握其中的移民叙事。

The pedigree of a clan is one of the basic sources for the study of immigration history.Historians have two distinct claims about the ancestral lineages contained in the pedigree of a clan:taking it either as historical truth or as cultural construction.Keeping a large number of literature of clan pedigree,Sichuan is a large province of immigration.Through an analysis of The Pedigree of Tu Clan in Yunyang,we find the record that"people from Jiangxi migrated to Huguang"in this pedigree is quite contrary to common sense.It should be regarded as a king of historical memory embodying cultural identification.On the contrary,the record that"people from Huguang migrated to Sichuan"is more reliable,which can be seen as a real microscopic record of history.On the contrary,the record that"people from Huguang migrated to Sichuan"is more reliable,which can be seen as a real microscopic record of history.Therefore,drawing on the pedigree of a clan to study the history of migration,we should first understand the process of compiling a clan pedigree and its social and cultural connotation,and interpret the ancestors lineage in different ways so as to grasp the immigrant narrative more accurately.