Understand the three dimensions of sinology
September 22, 2020 08:52 Source: "China Social Sciences", September 22, 2020, Issue 2016 Author: Ren Dazhu

The 1990s, "Sinology" Study Rise in Mainland China。Since then,Related Research Journal、Research Institutions、Academic Conference Bo Xing,and become a landscape for Chinese academics since the reform and opening up。For more than 30 years,Sinology research is not reduced,It reflects the important academic significance of research work in this field。Sinology research often opens literature and history,Even incorporate natural science into the research category,Forming a cross -disciplinary research platform。This is a feature of Sinology,This is the same overseas。But people also wondered,Is Sinology a "discipline"? What is its status in general knowledge system?,Facing such problems。

Academic practice indicates,Sinology is a knowledge,It is also a method,Still a concept。Understand Sinology from these three dimensions,can better understand and study it。To clarify this problem,Must start from the angle of academic history。

Jesus who came to China in the early days did not think of,They actually became early "Sinologists"。In fact,These missionaries who have suffered better knowledge training,At first it was just a "porter" of knowledge。They bring their familiar Western "Sky School" knowledge to China。When facing Chinese knowledge,They are extremely shocking: the beginning Bet365 lotto review of this nation's culture,3000 years before Jesus was born! And on this ancient and vast land,Schoing and farmers' business and business,Live a quiet life。This strange land inspires their imagination,The best of them is like a water -absorbent sponge,Continuously carrying the essence of Chinese cultural essence to Europe。American sinologist Meng Dewei once said,"The background of the first great encounter in Europe and China shows,This is a European full of knowledge,Smart、The era of academic towards the world "。This "two -way" knowledge movement,Living until the 20th century,We call it "West School East" and "East School West Biography"。The knowledge content contained in it,It is the first dimension that the Sinology Institute wants to observe。But until today,Our research on this field is far from enough。

For example,Research on the Confucian classic "Four Books" translated in Latin for the first time in Latin,We are still in the starting stage。Another example,Research on the "Three Monographs of early Sinology in the West" "Jesus Simplified Chinese Books", "Chinese Empire" and "Chinese Miscellaneous": "Jesus Simple Chinese Book of Chinese Books" only published in the Chinese version of 2005,"The Chinese Empire" currently has only one introductory Chinese translation,"China Miscellaneous" has no Chinese version。By the way, you need to point out,The missionary introduces the situation in China through writing,Also buying various books and literature in China is transported bet365 live casino games to Europe。major European libraries basically have this type of collection。Many of them are still covered with a mysterious veil,Not known for outsiders。Study on the above knowledge content,It is the basic work engaged in Sinology researchers。

Sinology promotes two -way communication between Chinese and Western culture。At the same time,When the missionaries who grew up under the training of Western academic environment came to the East,They will inevitably bring another understanding and thinking method。This is for the Chinese,Not 啻 is a stimulus in thought。Because the missionary brings Western astronomical calculations (natural technology) and Catholic knowledge (Christian religion philosophy),Therefore, in China, it is called "Sky School"。Late Ming scholar Li Zhizao compiled the works of Western missionaries as a "First Letter of Heaven",Including "editing" (divine philosophy)、"Instrument editor" (technology) two categories,It is a representative "heaven" series。Add Western studies carved by the missionary,Among them, except divine philosophy,It also involves geography、Mechanicalology、Water method、Sound Rhyme、Fine Arts、Geometry、Education and other aspects,The theoretical thinking method contained in it,It has a great impact on Chinese scholars since the late Ming Dynasty。Similarly,Theoretical thinking of Chinese culture also has a ideological impact on missionaries。Chinese philosophy passed through missionaries to Europe,Treating a major Bet365 lotto review response。Dialogue and controversy of the theoretical thinking methods of Eastern and Western culture,It has continued for hundreds of years,It has also become a aspect that cannot be ignored in Sinology research。

When the missionary starts to publish Chinese books,The Ming Dynasty thinker, Fang Yi Zhi, noticed the characteristics of the Westerners in the theoretical thinking。He said: "During the Wanli period,Yuanxi Xuejian,Detailed in the quality test and clumsy in the words of Yan Tong。"" "Integrated" refers to technology,"Tongji" is generally equivalent to philosophy。Fang Yizhi is a scholar with an open spirit,His thought had certain representativeness at the time,Explain that Chinese people start thinking about Chinese and Western cultural characteristics from the perspective of thinking。Qing people have no big breakthrough in this regard,Instead, a avoidance attitude- "Siku Quanshu" does not include "Editor"。Since this represents the official attitude,Makes the Qing Dynasty publishing family dare not ask Jin。In the early years of the Republic of China,This type of book is not easy to find in the workshop。

As for the influence of the philosophical spirit of Chinese culture outside the territory,Whether it is "Lao Tzu"?,Or the yin and yang of "Zhou Yi",It has to be followed from the perspective of Sinology research。Statistics of American scholars recently,translation of "Lao Tzu",Only English、De、method、meaning、Translation of five languages ​​in Spain,There are more than 854 species。Although it is bet365 live casino games incredible,However, there is something to do。Monospienity of this research statistical achievement,Published by International Sinology Magazine,Play the foundation for further research。

Understand the third dimension of Sinology,in "Concept"。The so -called concept,Involved in understanding the nature of Sinology。For this question,We still need to look at the historical process of the development of Sinology。Early missionaries came to China,With a strong missional consciousness。But when Matteo Ricci enters China,He will find it soon,Confucian thoughts that occupy the core in Chinese culture are fundamentally different from Christianity concepts,And the former deeply rooted in people's hearts。So he adopted the "adjustment route",Try to use the method of "Confucianism" and "Confucianism" to resolve contradictions,and try to insert the concept of the Western "God" into the ancient Chinese classic literature。The result of this approach is,Eventually leading to the occurrence of the regrets of the "Etiquette" regret。But this incident indirectly brought a positive result -Europe's Chinese cultural research began to enter the academic world,Promote the birth of Sinology of the College (Specialty Sinology)。Early Sinologists like Matteo Ricci,What should we do? This involves the understanding of sinology and the theoretical interpretation of specific historical events。

In Sinology Research,There are many examples above。How to understand the actions of Sinology and Sinologists in concepts? bet365 live casino games Theoretical analysis of this problem,The most typical person is the "Oriental Studies" and its "post -colonialism" theory of Palestine's American scholar Saye。Its core point is: the Oriental image shaped by Oriental Studies is the West's imagination of the East,Oriental Studies are academic services for Western politics。Discussion on these issues,We should not ignore。The convincing approach should be,Under the premise of adhering to the awareness of theoretical issues,Perform specific studies,Restore history,Let the facts speak。Because "the theory is gray,The tree of life is evergreen "。

Sinology, Li Joseph, has used the title of "Is Western or New Studies" in the third volume of "History of Chinese Science and Technology",to analyze the relationship between Jesus' astronomy and religion during the period of China、Missionary scientists' right and non -merit。After that,Related discussions have not been interrupted,China、Scholars from Japan and Europe all participate,Extraordinary。Its method and attitude are worth learning from。

In short,Sinology is a multi -dimensional interdisciplinary discipline,Research on it,It should also be multi -disciplinary、Multi -angle。Where,The attitude of respecting history is the most important。Because I only understand history correctly,Only to help today's cultural construction。There is a lot to do,There is a lot to do。

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(The author is a young scholar at Beijing Foreign Studies University、Professor)

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