柯恩的《中国民间信仰研究作品目录》与西文汉学文献

Alvin P.Cohen’s“A Bibliography of Writings Contributory to the Study of Chinese Folk Religion”and Other Relevant Resources

美国汉学家柯恩的《中国民间信仰研究作品目录》一文,是目前唯一公开出版的专门聚焦中国民间信仰研究的西文文献目录,收录了1816年至1974年间英、法、德文的相关作品共524种。其收录的作品从文献形态上可分为专著、文集论文和期刊论文三种,在内容上主要分为中国民间信仰概论、民间信仰史、宗教文献的翻译与研究、宗教人物及神祇以及民间习俗五个主题。在西方汉学中国民间信仰研究的目录学史上,该目录既是开创者,也是核心构建者。

“A Bibliography of Writings Contributory to the Study of Chinese Folk Religion(1816—1974)”written by American sinologist Alvin P.Cohen,is the only published bibliography focusing on Chinese folk religions in the West.It is a collection of 524 relevant English,French and German works within the set time range.In terms of documentary form,the works in the bibliography can be divided into monographs,anthology papers,and journal papers.As for content,they are mainly divided into five fields:general surveys in Chinese folk religion,history of folk beliefs,translation and studies of Chinese religious literature,religious figures and deities,and folk customs.This bibliography marked the beginning of a bibliographical tradition in Western research of Chinese folk religion and was the core for this field.