《史记·五帝本纪》五帝谱系合理性探究

《史记.五帝本纪》所记载的五帝谱系,历来是学者争论的焦点。从现存文献记载归纳出的四种五帝谱系来看,其基本框架是一致的,只是个别世系略有差别。从民族学的角度及当时的历史背景分析,五帝之间并非直系血缘的父子、子孙关系,而是氏族、部落发展过程中的分裂与分化。五帝谱系不是五帝的家谱,而是对于中国上古氏族部落乃至民族历史发展轨迹的反映。

A Study of the Credibility of the Pedigrees of Five Emperors Recorded in A History of Five Emperors:A History of China

A History of Five Emperors:A History of China has a record of the pedigrees of five emperors,which has caused much controversy among the scholars in this field.There are four such pedigrees in the existing documents which are quite similar except minor differences.From the perspective of ethnology and the historical background,the five emperors had no blood relationship but emerged from the development and division of the clans and tribes.Thus,the pedigrees of five emperors are not the family history of the five emperors but a record of the history of the clans and tribes in ancient China.