开封犹太社团史研究文献举要

西方学者对开封犹太社团史研究开始较早 ,也有系统 ,并对有关史料进行过归纳 ,先后出版过这方面的文献目录。到目前为止尚无中国学者对已有的涉及开封犹太社团的史料 ,特别是第一手文献资料进行系统梳理 ,致使不少对此问题感兴趣的学者 ,或因对此课题的研究现状不甚了了 ,或因对有关文献情况不明而感到无从下手。开封犹太社团史的主要研究文献包括五个方面 :一是有关的遗留文献 ,如石碑及碑文、经书、牒谱、楹联、匾额、信件 ;二是其他中文史料 ,如正史之记载、地方志、个人著作 ;三是有关来访者的记录 ;四是《圣经》、《塔木德》目录及草图 ;五是中外学者的研究书籍

An Essential Bibliography for the Study of the History of the Kaifeng Jewish Community

The study of the history of the Kaifeng Jewish community is first conducted by Western scholars.Those scholars started a systematic study and induced related documents.A few bibliographies on this subject are published in Western languages.However,so far there lacks in Chinese a systematic carding of historical materials relating to the history of the Kaifeng Jewish community,especially those firsthand materials,edited by Chinese scholars.Therefore,many interested Chinese scholars have no idea about what has been done in this field either because they do not have a clear idea of the current situation or because they know very little about those materials.This author believes that an essential bibli ography of the study of the history of the Kaifeng Jewish community should include the following five areas:1)existing documents handed down by the community such as stele and their texts,torah scrolls and other religious books,the Chinese_Hebres Memorial Book,vertical couplets and horizontal tablets,and letters;2)other Chinese historical materials such as official history,local chronicles,and books;3)journals of and interviews by visitors;4)contents of the Bible and Talmud and Drawings;and 5)works by Chinese and foreign scholars.