春秋時代の「諸侯位」について : 『春秋』の表記を手掛かりに
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It is well known that the style of "Chun Qiu" is very compact and in accordance with the prescribed form. As for naming of the feudal lords in "Chun Qiu", it is a worthy of attention that the feudal lords, while being on the throne, are described only by the name of their court rank, but when they are abdicated or dethroned because of death, being killed or absconded, they are identified with their own name. Why are the lords on the throne not designated by their own name? Because they are thought of not yet as historical beings. It seems incumbent upon the lords on the throne that they wear the mantle of their ancestors and imitate them as simple successors of their forefather, and it is only after their abdication or being dethroned that they are described by their own name. This means that the lords leaving their throne become a historical personage. Every feudal lord after his death is described by the posthumous name, that is 'Shi-Hao'. The name of 'Shi-Hao' is regarded as a kind of symbol which represents a certain historical personage of each lord. Naming is classifying. Therefore to give the posthumous name means to classify the lords in the definite groups according to their structural resemblances. What can be here pointed out as to the meaning of 'Shi-Hao' is that since the 'Shi-Hao' is a kind of symbol of the lords, its naming system functions as a cultural code which jumps over the political fences of the states and plays an important role to achieve the cultural and historical unity among the states of Zhou.
- 東海大学の論文
- 2004-09-30