从丧服制度看儒家的亲情--以母子之情为中心

Discuss the Family Relationship in the Mourning System——Focusing on the Relationship Between Mother and Son

儒家所论述的亲情具有丰富的内涵,这些内涵在丧服制度中有着集中的体现。本文试图通过分析父母服制的差异,来揭示主导儒家亲情的两条原则,即尊尊与亲亲,并认为尊尊原则导致了父母服制的差异。这种差异,其背后是由祖宗祭祀的信仰支撑的,由此又衍生出宗法等等制度。然而后世儒家尚质,不断以亲亲原则来挑战尊尊原则,最终导致了父母服制的平等。

The family relationship which the Confucian school discussed has many meanings.These meanings are embodied in mourning system.This essay tries to analyze the differences between father and mother in the mourning system.And we find that there are two principles in mourning system,one is qinqin(亲亲),the other is zunzun(尊尊)which is the reason why mother is superior to father.Furthermore the principle of zunzun is based on the worship of ancestors.However the principle of qinqin is a potent challenger,which leads to the equality of father and mother in mourning system at last.