民国期刊推动中国文化起源研究刍议

The Effects Taken by the Periodicals on the Origin of Chinese Culture in the Republic of China

20世纪20-40年代,民国学人大规模地讨论中国文化起源问题,涵盖了有关中国传说古史的论辩、考古学视野下的中国文化起源、中国文化多地起源等领域。在推广中国文化起源研究的过程中,民国期刊扮演着十分重要的角色,表现为:学者办刊,引领学术发展;运用多种传播方式,以论辩推动研究深入;及时刊发,加快传播速度等。民国期刊不仅推动了中国文化起源研究的深入和拓展,还促进了科学史观在中国文化起源研究领域的广泛运用,推广了新的史学研究方法。但不少民国期刊存续时间过短,对于中国文化起源研究的传播往往昙花一现,没能为推动本领域的学术发展提供持续支撑。

From 1920 s to 1940 s,a large number of scholars of the Republic of China put huge efforts into discussing issues on the origin of Chinese culture,such as debate on the ancient history of Chinese legends,origin of Chinese culture from the perspective of archaeology,multi-regional origin of Chinese culture.Periodicals in those period took effects in boosting the research in this theme,which can be evidenced by several aspects,including creating the mode of scholars-dominated periodical running,pioneering the academic development,using a variety of communication methods to promote in-depth research through debate,publishing in time and accelerating the speed of transmission,etc.The periodicals of the Republic of China not only made a very positive contribution to the deepening and expansion of the research on the origin of Chinese culture,but also promoted the extensive application of the scientific history view in the research on the origin of Chinese culture,and extended the new historical research methods.Unfortunately,many periodicals came to a premature end,and vanished as soon as it appeared,failing to provide sustained support to promote the academic development of this field.