体制不一,存乎其人——徽州谱学家方信的谱学成就

Different People Have Different Genres:Huizhou Genealogist Fang Xin’s Genealogical Achievements and Characteristics

方信是明代徽州谱学家,终其一生编过数部家谱。《灵阳方氏谱》乃方信为本宗所纂,集中体现了方信的谱学成就及治谱特色。文章揆诸此谱并兼及其他诸谱,从家谱体例、家谱取材、家谱考辨三个维度对方信的谱学成就与治谱特色予以呈现。评价标准、期望程度、立场角度之不同,是人们对家谱评价不一之原因。方信是处于明代社会转型之际的地方学者,将其作为典型个案深入考察,一则窥探徽州谱学的发展转型,二则揭示方信在谱学领域的独特成就,再则引发我们对家谱评价的深入思考。

Fang Xin was a genealogist in Huizhou during the Ming Dynasty and compiled several family genealogies throughout his life.The Genealogy of the Fang Clan of Lingyang was compiled by Fang Xin for his clan.This book reflects Fang Xin’s genealogical achievements and characteristics.Considering this genealogy and other genealogies,we present Fang Xin’s genealogical achievements and characteristics from three dimensions:genealogical style,materials,and examination.The different evaluation standards,expectations,and perspectives are the reasons for the different evaluations of genealogy.Fang Xin was a local scholar at the time of social transformation in the Ming Dynasty.In this paper,we take him as a typical case for an in-depth investigation,in order to explore the development and transformation of Huizhou genealogy,reveal Fang Xin’s unique achievements in the field of genealogy,and stimulate our in-depth thinking on the evaluation of genealogy.