马若瑟《诗经》译本与“礼仪之争”

Joseph de Prémare’s Translation of the Book of Songs and the Chinese“Rites Controversy”

1735年,欧洲最早的《诗经》节译本收录在《中华帝国全志》中出版。本文结合“礼仪之争”事件解读该译本,指出作为“索隐派”代表人物,译者马若瑟试图在《诗经》与《圣经》的信仰世界间架起桥梁,证明中国古代文化与基督教神学之间的联系。同时,为捍卫耶稣会传教士在“礼仪之争”中的立场,他还不惜改变译文内容,并通过副文本塑造出中国文化与基督教的相容性,从而向欧洲传播了一个符合耶稣会利益的中国形象。

In 1735,eight works from the Book of Songs translated by Joseph de Prémare were published in the Description of the Empire of China.This paper interprets the translation in light of the Chinese“Rites Controversy”and points out that Prémare,as a representative of the“Figurists”tried to build a bridge between the Book of Songs and the Bible,proving a connection between ancient Chinese culture and Christian theology.At the same time,in order to defend the position of the Jesuit missionaries in the Chinese“Rites Controversy”,he also changed the content of the translation,and created the compatibility between Chinese culture and Christianity through paratexts,so as to spread an image of China in line with the interest of the Society of Jesuits.