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The Code Of Etiquette And Carrying Out Of Han Dynasty

Posted on:2006-01-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360152986403Subject:History of Ancient China
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This article observe and studied the code of etiquette deeply in Han Dynasty based onthe history book of Han Dynasty,tablet,jian'du and the achievement of existing. Itapproached, the concern between the development of the code of etiquette in Han and thepolitics of the country. in different stage .How was the code of etiquette in Han. Carried out inthe society; how did it do the norm of the patriarchal clan and the family. First. the article observed and studied the concern of the stage characteristic indeveloping of the code of etiquette in Han and the monarchical power and country politics. Itstudied the four stage characteristics of the code of etiquette in Han.: two characteristics inthe .found: one was deposing Qin and founding Han dynasty and advocating legitimism andimperial power, the other was following the etiquette and decreasing and improving slightly.In Wu Emperor, it is a tool of whitewashing the flourtshing age and publicizing the though ofmonarchical power's accepting form the God .in safeguarding the .monarchical power and theunit. In the later period of West Han ,the code of etiquette appeared to return to the ancientsand respeately under the mutually action of resoring ancient ways and the highestmonarchical power. In East Han. the Confucian ethical code,loyalty and filial pietybecame the core.of the code of etiquette and it run through the system of the code ofetiquette,. which on one side inherit the thought of restoring ancient ways in hate West Han,on the other side. It mixed divination combined with mystical confucianist belief and yin andyang of the five elements and became the frame of the code of etiquette of later ages. So wecan think the basic cause of expressing different characteristics in different stages. is thechange of rule group based on the empire, the rule thought and the change of politicalsituation. The code of etiquette's basic function is that publicize the highest monarchicalpower: receive instructions and legitimism of Han,advocate loyalty and filial piety andsafeguard the society order to keep it stability. Second, the author observed and studied how was the cole of etiquette carried out ,in thesociety. I think the code of etiquette's quickly carring out, is based on three forming anorganic whole of divide the work of organize.: that is :through the rule , group of empire'ssetting on example; the bureaucracying systems of the code of etiquette'`s carring out and thecenter education of channel of the imperial college. At the same time, the division of labor inHan autocratic state power, decided that the central government emphasized the found of thepricinple of the code of etiquette, decide and put it into practice. But the code of etiquette'scarring out from the centrel government to the locality government, from capital to all thecountry, depended on the locality government , which do it through , the system of three ways,thase—nere commandery and country school and each rank government official keeping agood example .It's carring out not only instruct and obey to people,change prevailing habitsand customs, promote the cultural propagation, but also strengthened the politics contactbetween the central and the locatical government, and made them have the meeting of mindsof culture. Last, the author approach and study the Han's code of etiquette made ,the patriarchalclan and family norm . In fact, it was faction which move to the grass—roots unit. Throughthe norm, made clear, the rank thought of seniors and juniors between the clan head andmembers, strengthened the concern of the ties of blood and the clan relatives, safeguard thestability and unite.of the system of patriarchal clan .At the same time, through the Villagescholar's practice of it, deepened the level of it's moving down to the village. Go step further,it showed two aspect in family ,those were: filial piety and fraternal duty. It was the link tosafeguard the head of houshold's supereme authority, promote the harmonious among familymembers, ensure the stability of family structure. At the...
Keywords/Search Tags:Han Dynasty, the code of etiquette, carry out
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