1949-1955年中国大陆孔子研究的冷清及其成因

A Deserted Field:Studies on Confucius in China's Mainland from 1949 to 1955

近代以降,孔子的地位虽日渐衰落,但晚清和民国时期仍有大量研究孔子的著述问世。中华人民共和国成立初期,中国大陆的孔子研究比较萧条、冷清。从1949年10月到1955年12月,6年多的时间内,仅有8篇学术文章,合计不到5万字。建国初期孔子研究备受冷落的主要原因有:新政权高度的激进性和革命性;思想改造运动挫伤了知识界的热情;学人们忙于政治学习;学术交流平台欠缺。

In China’s modern period,although the status of Confucius had gradually declined,there were a large number of publications on Confucius during the late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China.In the early days of the People’s Republic of China,studies on Confucius in China's Mainland was relatively few and deserted.From October 1949 to December 1955,there were only eight academic articles published,less than50,000 words in total.The main reasons for this phenomenon were:the highly radical and revolutionary nature of the new regime,the ideological reform movement which dampened the enthusiasm of the intellectuals,scholars being busy with ideological and political learning,and the lack of academic communication platform.