医史研究“三人行”——读梁其姿《面对疾病》与《麻风》  

Comments on Two New Books about Socio-Cultural History of Chinese Medicine

作　　者：廖育群[1] 

机构地区：[1]中国科学院自然科学史研究所,北京100190

出　　处：《中国科技史杂志》2015年第3期366-375,共10页The Chinese Journal for the History of Science and Technology

摘　　要：医疗社会史、医疗文化史、疾病史,在迄今所见的各种医学史中并非无所涉及,但在当今一些研究者却力倡只有将视角移至一般民众,才可谓之关注社会、文化,并自称"另类"。梁其姿在隶属这一范畴的新作中提出:成功的医疗史,不仅要被认可为中国历史的构成部分,甚至要能主导史学取向的变化;总有一天,要从"过去的另类"成为"未来的主流"。然医史业内却对这种代表着"医学史发展新方向"的著作反应冷漠。作为一己之思考与读后感,认为问题并非出于众多医史工作者的"墨守";而是这种所谓"医疗社会文化史"在研究方法、材料处理等方面存在问题,尤其是"以论带史"——从"概念入手讨论实践"的主导方式最不可取。Among studies on history of medicine in China, works from the perspective of social history, cultural history or disease history are not unusual. In recent years, however, some research- ers have claimed that if a study pays attention to social or culture, it should focus on the general pub- lie. Among these scholars, Professor Angela Ki Che Leung is one of the best known and most influ- ential figures. In her writings, she proposes that successful research on medical history shouldn＇t just be a component of Chinese history, but should to influence and lead changes in trends in historical research. Unfortunately, most researchers in the field of history of medicine ignore this idea and re- lated books. The reason for this phenomenon is not the conservativeness of most researchers, but the large number of problems of research method and application of historical materials in the so-called soeio-eultural history of medicine.

关 键 词：医疗社会史 医疗文化史 疾病史 传统 性别视角 书评 

分 类 号：N092[自然科学总论—科学技术哲学]