文明的和弦:琴瑟文化的多重媒介功能及复合流变

Civilization's Chord:The Multi Media Function and Compound Evolution of Qin and Se Culture

琴瑟文化作为独具华夏文明特色的音乐媒介,具备社会文化连续性及象征意义的重要功用。琴瑟的起源融入了神话、传说与道德观念,西周时期琴瑟等弦乐器广泛应用,人们通过音乐表达敬意和沟通神人关系,成为社会文化连续性的体现。春秋战国时期,琴瑟成为礼乐教化的重要媒介。琴瑟产生的物质情境与社会语境决定了琴瑟的基本形制及文本肌理,使其成为华夏文明的重要音乐表征。在儒家文化中,乐与德紧密相连,琴瑟成为乐的主要载体,琴瑟文化既是辅助修身养性与修炼君子之德的道德媒介,也是标志风雅和文人身份的品味媒介。琴瑟文化的流变与多元内涵,恰恰说明琴瑟在中国整体性社会生活及文化生活中的重要中介作用,是华夏文明传播中一个极具独特性和复杂性的研究个案。

The culture of Qin and Se,as distinctive musical mediums of Chinese civilization,carries significant functions of social and cultural continuity as well as symbolic significance.The origin of Qin and Se is intertwined with mythology,legends,and moral concepts.During the Western Zhou period,string instruments like qin and se were widely used,allowing people to express respect and communicate with deities through music,thus embodying social and cultural continuity.In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods,qin and se became important mediums for ritual and music education.The material and social contexts surounding the emergence of qin and se determined their basic forms and textual textures,making them important musical representations of Chinese civilization.In Confucian culture,music is closely linked to virtue,and qin and se,as the main carriers of music,became essential means for literati to cultivate their moral character.The culture of qin and se serves both as a moral medium to assist in self-cultivation and the cultivation of gentlemanly virtues,and as a taste medium symbolizing elegance and literati identity.The changes and diverse connotations of qin and se culture illustrate its significant intermediary role in the overall social and cultural life of China,making it a highly unique and complex case study in the dissemination of Chinese civilization.