隋唐道教术数学派与传统数学关系考论

关于隋唐时期道教在传统数学领域作出的贡献,学术界已有较多的探讨,然仍显不足。要言之,隋唐道教术数学派坚信术数与数学互为表里,通过"算"、"数"之共性将术数、数学融为一体,并以兼摄数学之术数求道证道。这些思想使得其自身在传统数学(包括天文历算)的理论和实践上作出了一定的贡献,也影响了传统数学的精神气质和发展趋势。而道教术数学派在术数、数学上的研究,对道教自身的发展也有着重要的意义。     

中国智慧与西方的进步

东方在公元500到1800年这一历史时期远比西方发达。东方在西方现代文明的兴起过程中起着举足轻重的作用。东方影响的来源主要是中国。具有儒道精神传统的民族正不断建立生产和技术上的国际标准,而英美民族似乎无法再与之竞争。如果西方毫不理解东方文明的深邃和博大,那么,当东方的民族从西方的扩张和侵入所带来的震惊和破坏中苏醒过来时,西方就会变得脆弱和不堪一击。西方的方式跟中国的方式相比,存在更大的局限性。西方文明的未来出路在东方。     

发凡起例别创一格--孙昌武、孙逊、王青的宗教文学研究

20世纪的道教文学研究取得了较为丰硕的成果,其中孙昌武、孙逊、王青教授的唐代道教文学研究、宗教叙事学研究、道教神话研究在方法论上自成一格,值得认真总结。王青的《汉朝的本土宗教与神话》是一部理论建构与文献阐释的神话学力作。孙昌武的《道教与唐代文学》对于唐代炼丹术、神仙术、宫观文化和三教调和思想与唐代文学的复杂关系进行了描述和分析,揭示了唐代道教的政治化、学理化、世俗化和美学化倾向及其对唐代文学产生的深刻影响。孙逊的《中国古代小说与宗教》一书在内容上着重探讨了古代小说的历史渊源、文化价值和诗学建构,在方法上既注重史料的充分占有又注重思辨的缜密细致,以专题的形式凸现了古代小说与宗教的历史变迁。     

道家思想与两汉史学的发展

两汉时期 ,中国传统史学步入一个新的发展阶段 ,而这又是与道家学说的演变和发展密切关联、相伴而行的。司马迁、刘向、班固、荀悦等史家的史学活动 ,《史记》、《七略》、《汉书》、《汉纪》等史学名著的相继推出 ,都不同程度地受到道家学说的沾溉、启示和影响 ,并折射出道家思想在汉代演变、发展的轨迹和规律。另一方面 ,汉代道家学说的广泛传播 ,日趋深化和不断完善 ,也往往得益于史家的努力 ,得益于史学的发展。二者是相互促动 ,相得益彰的。我们研究汉代史学史、思想文化史 ,对此应该有所关注 ,有所探究     

叶芝心灵之旅的中国驿站——重释《天青石雕》与诗人的道家情怀

在《天青石雕》的艺术呈现中,20世纪30年代欧洲人的焦虑与空虚同中国道家圣人的超然与平静形成了鲜明的对比：一边是悲剧中英雄的呐喊与无助,一边是“石雕”上道家隐者的悠然自得;“呐喊”源自诗人对于迷茫现实的抗争,“悠然”源自诗人对于道家境界的渴求;《天青石雕》作为诗人晚年追求不朽艺术与人生的成功之作,中国的道家情怀被赋予了西方视角下的重读,并揭示出：人间的不尽苦难和悲剧在于得道修行的缺失、在于永恒恩泽的缺失、在于灵魂回归之路的缺失。     

道教养生与审美

道教养生是以与生命过程相反的程序使人复归于“朴”,而道教的审美则注重让人认识俗世生活之丑而感受超现实的神仙生活的“真—美”;道教养生经历了从“养生”到“长生”、从肉体的养护到精神的超脱变化,而道教审美也经历了从追求“道—美”的绝对,到借鉴现实美甚至引领现实美的过程。道教养生推动了道教审美的发展,而道教审美又将道教养生推广到更加广阔的社会空间和历史层面。     

武当道茶文化研究

This article explores the promotion of tea culture at Wudang Mountain, a Daoist tem-ple complex in Hubei Province that is a popular tourist destination. At shops in temples and market areas, vendors brand their tea as Wudang Daoist tea, emphasizing its health benefits and connecting their teas to the Daoist discourse of life-nourishing ( yang sheng) practices. In their marketing materi-als and on their websites, the management of the Eight Immortal Temple Tea Plantation further cites folklore and mythic history to claim profound local roots for Wudang tea culture. In so doing, this company echoes the memory narratives of more fa-mous Chinese teas like Iron Guanyin and Dahong-pao. In China as elsewhere, convenient travel now puts people in contact with areas and peoples that a few decades earlier only a few non-locals explored. As a consequence of a global trend towards com-modification, members of local groups, including distinctive ethnocultural groups, now seek to create distinctive local brands for a tourist market. Corpo-rations now regularly mine local traditions to find i-tems that they can transform into commodities for a wider market ( Comaroff and Comaroff 2009 ) . One of Hubei’s richest tourism assets is the Daoist temple complex at Wudang Moutain, which draws pilgrims and tourists from China and Greater China. China’s State Council identified Wudang Moutain as a National Key Scenic Area in 1982 , and UNESCO added its ancient temples to its World Heritage list in 1994 . The Chinese govern-ment has worked with the Daoist Federation to de-velop Wudang’s temples and pavilions, which are spread over 400 square kilometers of mountainous terrain, into a major tourist destination. The gov-ernment tourist office promotes Wudang Mountain for its scenic beauty, its deep historical heritage, its religious culture, and famous martial arts. Al-though its tea culture is less renowned, local tea sellers claim that Wudang tea has a deep history and Daoist qualities. At Wudang Mountain, the Eight Immortal Temple Tea Plantation markets their tea as Wudang Daoist Tea, using history, legend, ritual, and sa-cred location to distinguish its green, black, and oolong teas from those produced elsewhere. They seek to valorize their teas through claims about the excellence of their growing environment ( not un-like the terroir of a fine wine ) and the historical depth of their tea history. They further use legend and mythic history to position their products, and associate their teas with Daoist traditions of health preservation, including martial arts. Finally, they use modern marketing techniques to promote their teas, including a promotional video directed by a In Ethnicity Inc, John and Jean Comaroff pro-pose that “commerce has been instrumental either in crystallizing or in reproducing the sociological entities (‘people’, ‘nation’, ‘community’ ) in which cultural identity is presumed to inhere”( Comaroff and Comaroff 2009:114 ) . In particu-lar, they conclude that people use identity-laden objects as a vehicle through which “ethnic con-sciousness is materialized” ( 33 ) . They focus on the modern discourse of intellectual property rights, including competing national claims to trademark signature products (122). Wudang tea vendors have used story, packa-ging, and performance to promote teas that evoke Wudang’s history, local traditions, and landscape. Hubei officials pay premium prices for the Eight Immortal Temple Plantation’s highest quality teas, but outside China Wudang tea is not well known. As global awareness of this world heritage site grows, Hubei’s Wudang Daoist tea series may find a place among the specialty teas now sold on the world market. But for now, Wudang Daoist Tea is an innovative brand that symbolizes a heritage that is simultaneously imperial, national, Daoist, and deeply local.     

试论汉代道家生态保护思想

汉代道家十分关注人类生存的环境,充分认识到保护环境对人类生存的重要意义,因此他们注重保护自然环境,强调对水土资源与生物资源的保护,从而形成了丰富的生态保护思想。这些思想对当今社会的可持续发展与生态文明建设仍有一定的借鉴意义。     

论道家隐逸思想之实质:适性--兼比较其与西方"异化"观之异同

道家人生理想的最高追求是适性,适性的指导思想在于合乎自然,适性的基本原则是不屈己适人,亦不屈人适己.当人与物都能各适其性的理想社会不复存在后,道家只好以隐逸的方式来追求适性理想.中国道家的"适性"观与西方自由主义的"异化"观惊人相似,但也有不同之处.     

民国时期诸子学研究的转型与发展

诸子学研究是民国时期文化史研究的重要组成部分,五四新文化运动对诸子学的价值进行了重新评价,并进行了现代意义的注释,从而使诸子学发生了现代转型,极大地推进了道家、法家、墨家等诸子学的研究.