小说《白鹿原》乡民乡约及其传统文化记忆

Analysis of Village Convention and Cultural Memory in White Deer Plain

为探究小说《白鹿原》乡约及其文化记忆,以《白鹿原》乡民乡约为主线用细读法研读其小说文本,研究发现:《白鹿原》乡民乡约具有浓厚的自治色彩,融合了传统儒家文化精髓,起到了增强乡民凝聚力和道德教化的作用,为处于动荡不安时代的白鹿原建构起了文化记忆,为历史凝练出中华优秀历史文化。乡约的条文、宣讲和石碑分别从载体、集体仪式和时空维度等三个方面建构文化记忆,起到了强化传统文化道德和个体身份认同感的作用。乡约及其文化记忆的历史功用有助于反思当今社会传统文化缺失现象,有助于跨越历史并在当今社会发展中发挥中华优秀历史文化的传承作用。

The paper studies the village convention in the novel White Deer Plain and its cultural memory through a close reading of the text of the novel.It is found that the village convention in the novel has a strong sense of autonomy,bringing out the essence of traditional Confucian culture.It played a role in enhancing the cohesion of the villagers and moral education.constructed the cultural memory for the White Deer Plain in the turbulent era,and condensed excellent Chinese historical culture.Cultural memory was constructed on the provisions,preaching and steles of the village convention from three aspects of carriers,collective rituals,and time space dimension,playing a role in strengthening traditional cultural ethics and individual identity.The historical functions of village convention and its cultural memory help to reflect the lack of traditional culture in today’s society,transcend history and inherit China’s excellent history and culture in the development of today’s society.