清代湖州民间敬惜字纸传统论考——以《惜字林碑记》及地方志为中心

An Examination of the Popular Reverence for Papers with Words in Qing Dynasty Huzhou:with the Reverence for Words Tablet Inscriptions and Local Records as a Major Example

《惜字林碑记》是记载清代湖州民间敬惜字纸传统的碑刻文献,反映嘉庆年间湖州府敬惜字纸的行为主体、建筑的"场所精神"和仪式的"水边行事"等。通过对《惜字林碑记》的释读,结合地方志的梳理与研究,不仅可以大致管窥清代民间敬惜字纸传统的整体情况,也有助于我们重新审视和理解敬惜字纸传统在清代形成崇学重道的社会风气和助人成才、遏制异端邪说和维护社会道德秩序等方面发挥的重要作用。

The Tablet Inscriptions of Reverence for Words records the popular reverence for papers with words tradition in Qing Dynasty Huzhou.This tablet literature reflects the subjects of the traditional reverence for papers with words,the spirits embodied by architectures,and the ceremonial"waterside activities"in Huzhou during the reign of Emperor Jiajing(1507—1567)of Ming Dynasty.A reading into the Tablet Inscriptions of Reverence for Words,together with the related entries in local records,paints an overall picture of the popular tradition of reverence for papers with words in Qing Dynasty.It also helps the reader reflect over and understand the social atmosphere that held the tradition in high esteem and the tradition’s value in cultivating talents,restraining evil doctrines,and maintaining social morality.