西周孝之为孝礼的规定性

＂孝＂是源于人类的自然本性即父母子女之间纵向的＂亲亲之情＂,这种自然之情发乎于外,成为协调父子关系和谐的行为规范。这种发乎自然人伦的文明形式,与传统礼乐文化在＂伦理和谐＂的价值旨趣上是完全一致的。孝与礼相结合而为孝礼,是礼乐文化的逻辑起点。由礼乐文化中所确立的孝之为孝礼的规定性,首先体现在周人对祖先祭祀的宗教礼仪之中,进而逐步推展到丧葬、婚冠、生育以及对在世尊长的敬爱与服事之中。

Filial Piety as Rites in Western Zhou Dynasty: A Stipulation in the Rite-Music Culture

Filial piety as a human nature of kinship gratefulness between children and parents is a norm that regulates the relation and harmony between the two generations.Such a civilization originating from the spontaneous human ethics is in complete accordance with the ″Ethical Harmony″ values in traditional Chinese rite-music culture.Hence filial piety is combined with rituals as Pietyrite which serves as the logic origin of the culture.The stipulation of piety as rite was firstly applied to Zhou people＇s sacrifice ceremonies to ancestors,then to events ranging from funeral and burial,wedding and rite for adulthood,childbirth as well as respect and service to elders alive.