文献、文化与知识:明代通俗类书学术史回顾

Document,Culture,and Knowledge:A Retrospective of Scholarly Studies on Popular Reference Books in the Ming Dynasty

通俗类书是考察明代民间知识与文化消费的典型个案,新近研究多基于知识社会学的研究思路,着重考察知识的社会情境。文章爬梳20世纪中叶以来的通俗类书学术史,从新近研究对传统范式的质疑出发,搜检学界在民间文化、印刷文化视域下的探讨。研究表明:通俗类书研究从文献本体转向书籍文化与消费活动,其研究范围、视角则存在失衡现象。

Popular reference books serve as a key subject for examining folk knowledge and cultural consumption in the Ming Dynasty.Recent research has predominantly utilized the sociology of knowledge approach,focusing on the social contexts of knowledge.This paper reviews the academic history of popular reference books since the mid-twentieth century,addressing recent critiques of traditional paradigms and exploring scholarly discussions from the perspectives of folk culture and print culture.The study reveals a shift in focus from the textual content of these books to their broader cultural and consumption contexts,while also highlighting an imbalance in the scope and perspectives of existing research.