从"宋明"转向"明清"——就儒学与宗教的关系看明清思想的连续性

历来把明清思想断层看得过于严重并不妥当,事实上,清代士人在面对儒学与宗教的关系问题时,显然无法置身于宋明文化传统之外,若从明清两代宗教文化的角度看,则可发现明清思想存在着连续性。本文着重考察清儒对宗教典籍的阐释、宗教文化的信仰以及鬼怪故事的叙述,尝试对于后16世纪中国社会的思想、道德与文化之特质提出一种理解的新视角。笔者以为,通过这一尝试,或有可能将明清思想与宋明理学的研究视域衔接起来。

From Song-Ming to Ming-Qing: The Continuality of the Thoughts in the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the Angle of Confucianism and Religion's Relation

It might be improper to overrate the importance of the ideological chasm between the Ming and Qing. The Qing intellectuals obviously could not take themselves out of the tradition of Song-Ming when they faced the relation between Confucianism and religion,and from this angle,an ideological continuality is found in the Ming-Qing thoughts. This paper focuses on Qing Confucians' interpretation of the religious classics,the religious culture and the narration of the supernatural. It brings a new angle for the i...