宋代火葬的盛行及其对"华夷之辨"观念的挑战

宋代火葬习俗屡禁不止,火葬与反火葬之争其实质是挑战与维护"华夷之辨"观念的一个缩影.在这场斗争中,火葬屡禁不止的事实表明挑战一方获胜和维护一方的受挫.这是作为"华夷之辨"观念维护者的宋代儒家学说影响力式微,而作为挑战一方的佛教和少数民族丧葬观念强势影响中原文化,以及宋代特殊的时代特征交织作用的结果.

Widely-accepted Cremate in Song Dynasty and Challenge to "the Debate of Hua Yi"

In Song Dynasty,people failed in trying to forbid the custom of cremate.The argument of "for" and "against" cremate is in fact that of challenge and support of "the debate of Hua Yi".As a result of the joint influence of Confucianism and cremate ideas of Buddhism and minority in Song Dynasty,the challenge side won the debate.