“古书”视阈下《神农本草经》成书时间研究路径初析

A Preliminary Analysis of the Research Path on the Completion Time of Shennong Bencao Jing from the Perspective of"Ancient Books"

学界关于“《神农本草经》成书时间”的探讨主要有7种结论,但大多数结论未能基于“古书”视角而论。古书的成书与流传是一个复杂过程,其具有“材料来源多元、作者群体多种、创作思维多样”等文本生成特点与“多线性、嵌合式、长时期”等文本传播特点。因此,《神农本草经》或已收录于《汉书·艺文志》中,其初本亦可能于民间“医技秘传”过程中即已形成,而陶弘景所辑入四卷本是其修缮本。故而,现有结论仍值得商榷,此问亦可继续探研,但关键是要把握《神农本草经》是“古书”这一本质属性,且需辅之以地下出土之材料为证,真相方可水落石出。

There are seven main conclusions in the academic discussion on the time of the completion of the Shennong Bencao Jing,but most of them have not been based on the perspective of the ancient books themselves.The formation and dissemination of ancient books is a complex process,characterized by diverse material sources,diverse author groups,and diverse creative thinking,as well as multiple linear,embedded,and long-term text dissemination characteristics.Therefore,the Shennong Bencao Jing may have been included in the Yiwen Zhi of the Book of Han,and its initial version may have been formed during the process of folk"secret transmission of medical skills".The four volume version compiled by Tao Hongjing is revised version.Therefore,the existing conclusions are still worth discussing,and this question can continue to be explored.However,the key is to grasp the essential attribute that the"Shennong Bencao Jing"is an"ancient book",and it needs to be supported by materials unearthed underground to reveal the truth.