21世纪以来林兆恩研究综述

A Summary of Lin Zhao’en Research Since the 21st Century

进入21世纪之后,尤其是2006年莆田市三一教协会成立之后,学术界对于林兆恩的研究也迈入了一个新的阶段。相关研究无论是在数量亦或是在质量上都取得了突破性的进展。从研究的领域来看,学者们从哲学、文学、宗教学、人类学、社会学等不同学科对林兆恩进行研究,随之而来的是研究方法也从传统的文献解读和考据转向文献与田野调查相结合的路径。从总体来说,进入21世纪后关于林兆恩的研究基本呈现出从单一到多元的发展态势。但在取得成果的同时也需要不断的反思和及时对成果进行总结,更好的发现研究中的不足与问题,以便推进林兆恩在新时代的研究。

Since the 21 st century,especially the establishment of the Putian Trinity Religious Association in 2006,the academic research on Lin Zhao’en has come to a new stage.Relevant research increased in both quantity and quality.From the perspective of research fields,scholars have studied Lin Zhao’en from different disciplines such as philosophy,literature,religion,anthropology,and sociology.And the research methods shifted from traditional literature interpretation and textual research to literature-field investigation approach.Generally speaking,the 21 st century saw the research on Lin Zhao’en from multi-dimensional perspectives.While achievements are made,continuous reflection and timely summary of them help to spot the deficiencies and problems in the research,so as to promote Lin Zhao’en research in the new era.