历史民族志《溪蛮丛笑》论略——兼论作者朱辅其人

A Commentary on Ximancongxiao and it Author

《溪蛮丛笑》一书以条目体例形式记述了公元 12世纪时沅江流域各民族的风俗习惯、土产方物、文物古迹 ,是研究这一时期湘西民族史及历史民族文化状况的珍贵资料。原书作者朱辅为南宋人 ,其生卒年代、仕履经历及其人品才识的具体情况史料缺载 ,本文运用历史人类学的理论和方法 ,借助《溪蛮丛笑》一书本身和叶钱为该书所作序言及其他相关零星资料 ,尽可能对朱辅的生平。

Ximancongxiao is a valuable book which in the form of entries records the customs, local products, cultural relics and historic sites in the Yuanjiang valley in west Hunan Province in the 12th century. The information about Zhu Fu, the author of this book, is scarce except that he lived in the South Song dynasty. Adopting the historio-anthropological approach, and through a study of the book itself, its foreword and other available data, this article outlines Zhu Fu's life, personality, talent and scholarly attainments.