清代修志者的神前盟誓活动及其动因  

The Pledge of Oaths Before Gods Activities of Local Records Compilers and the Causes in Qing Dynasty

作　　者：何沛东 He Peidong

机构地区：[1]中国海洋大学文学与新闻传播学院

出　　处：《中国地方志》2024年第1期59-68,M0005,共11页China Local Records

基　　金：国家社科基金青年项目“中国旧方志海图的整理与研究”(项目编号:19CZS011)阶段性成果。

摘　　要：编修方志是中国古代地方社会的重大事件。清代修志者在地方志的编修过程中普遍会在城隍庙等处举行神前盟誓活动。他们这样做的目的主要有二:一是利用神明的“无所不能”对修志者的行为进行监督和震慢;二是凭借神明的权威为修志者作保,展示公正、取信乡里并最大限度地预防非议和不满。清代修志者用盟誓的方式建构了以神明为中介沟通修志者与乡里士绅的有效机制,用朴素的方法实现自我监督和自证“清白”,进而保证修志活动顺利进行。Local records compilations were major events in regional societies of ancient China.In the Qing Dynasty,local records compilers during the process of local records compilation would commonly hold activities of pledge of oaths before gods in places such as the township deity's temple.There were mostly two aims of doing this:firstly deploying supervision and force of deterrence on the activities of the compilers through the“omnipotence”of deities;and secondly providing guarantee by the authority of the deities for the compilers to demonstrate fairness and obtain trust from local society and prevent reproaches and discontents to the largest degree.Local records compilers of Qing Dynasty used the method of pledging before gods to construct effective mechanism of communication through deities between compilers and the local gentry,to realize self-supervision and self-proof of“innocence” through a plain method,and to further guarantee the smooth conduction of local records compilation activities.

关 键 词：清代 修志者 盟誓 公心直笔 自证公允 

分 类 号：K29[历史地理—历史学]