“射礼”源流考

本文结合古代文史典籍对射礼的起源、流变及其文化内涵进行考察,得出结论:“射”源于原始社会的狩猎活动,后实用价值逐渐为审美价值所取代,并演化为一种礼乐传统。自孔子之后,“射”转为内在的道德实践。“射礼”是一种融合了生产活动、审美意味和儒家传统思想的奇特文化现象。

A Research on the Origin of "Sheli

This article applies ancient literatures to investigate the origin, changes and cultural contents of the "shooting art", reaching a conclusion that "shooting" derives from the ancient hunting activities in the primitive society, and later its pragmatic value is gradually replaced by an aesthetic value, and evolves into an art tradition. After the age of Confucius, "shooting" changes into an internal moral practice, namely the so-called "sheli", one of the Confucian principles. "Sheli" is a unique cultural phenomenon that combines production activity, aesthetic meaning and Confucian traditional thoughts.