与时俱进,精益求精--刘进宝《敦煌学通论》(增订本)评介

Keeping Current and Endeavoring for Excellence-A Review of Introduction to Dunhuang Studies (Revised Edition) by LIU Jinbao

作为全面反映敦煌学历史和现状的通论性著作,《敦煌学通论》(增订本)在古代敦煌历史的撰述上呈现出明晰的融会贯通特征。该书对于敦煌学最新成果的倾心吸纳和及时更新,对早期敦煌学史的精细梳理,以及对敦煌文物流散背景及过程的追踪考察,尤其引人瞩目。截至目前,该书仍是一部与时俱进、精益求精,且能全面反映当前敦煌学研究成果的精心之作。

Introduction to Dunhuang Studies(Revised Edition)presents a clear and comprehensive summary and analysis of the history and current situation of Dunhuang studies.This book is particularly remarkable for its timely integration of the latest achievements in Dunhuang studies,its careful combining of the early history of the academic discipline,and its tracing and investigation of the complex process by which the cultural relics of Dunhuang became dispersed.This introduction provides an accurate,comprehensive account of the current research situation of Dunhuang studies.