摘要
《太平广记》是宋初四大类书之一,承载着浓厚的宗教思想。通过对《太平广记》中"方士"描写的解析,从其传播的民间性质、价值观及宗教性之差异等三个方面探讨可见,相较于秦汉时的先行者,隋唐五代的方士直接参与政治或与庙堂产生联系者寥寥无几,其活动场所多集中于民间和底层社会。他们藏器于身,尽量避免哗众取宠,既不开宗立派,也未形成组织性的民间团体。他们并不追求羽化登仙、白日飞升,也不利用所怀之方技谋取财富或声名。长生久视的理想已然淡出了他们的视野,边缘人的身份则是他们最好的写照。政治上无所用力,身藏奇术,仅以存身,恢弘之构想已遥不可及,则世俗之转变即随之而生。唐宋之变革、传统民间信仰之转变暨唐代方士之地位,皆可由此窥见一斑。
Taiping Guangji , or Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, one of the four great books of early Song Dynasty, carries rich religious thoughts. Analysis of its description of alchemists, its circulation among the folks, values, and religious differences lead to the truth that, compared with the predecessors of the Qin and Han dynasties, the alchemists in the Sui and Tang dynasties and the period of the Five Dynasties are rarely involved in the politics or royal courts, and the people they contact are the folks and the social grassroots. They hide their talents, and try to avoid sensationalism, neither seeking to be creators and nor organizing social groups. They neither seek to be immortal or distinguished, nor try to use their skills for wealth or fame. The pursuit of longevity has faded from their mind, and their very identity is marginalized people. In politics, there is nothing to be done, and thus they turn to secularization. A glimpse can be caught of the change of the Tang and Song dynasties, the transformation of traditional beliefs of the folks and the status of the Tang alchemists.
作者
马斗成
李遥
MA Dou-cheng;LI Yao(School of Philosophy and History, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China)
出处
《东方论坛（青岛大学学报）》
2018年第5期47-54,共8页
Eastern Forum（JOURNAL OF QINGDAO UNIVERSITY）
关键词
方士
太平广记
宗教性
传播
alchemist
Taiping Guangji
religiouseness
circulation
