A Research On The Texts Of Taoism In The Bamboo And Silk Books

Owing to the archaeological excavations since 1970s,lots of rare original texts of Taoism have been unearthed.Nowadays,the study on these texts in the bamboo and silk books is just at the beginning.Compared to its wide foregrounds,the research fruits are still scattered and unorderly.Therefore,at the basis of textual study,it is necessary to enhance our disquisition on special topics.This paper is trying to collecet and neaten the texts of Taoism,and to summarize the research on Taoism since new texts were found.The main contents are:Huang-Lao Four Papers in the silk book of Hart Dynasity in Mawangdui,Changsha City,Hunan Province;Laozi in the bamboo and silk books and archaic editions of Laozi;Taiyishengshui in the bamboo book of Zhanguo Dynasity in Guodian,Jingmen City,Hubei Province;Hengxian in the bamboo book of Zhanguo Dynasity in Shanghai Museum;The Machiavellian texts in the bamboo and silk books;bits and pieces of Zhuangzi in unrearthed texts;Wenzi in the bamboo book of Han Dynasity in Bajiaolang,Ding City,Hebei Province;the texts of Taoism in other silk and bamboo books.In the course of collecting scholars' discussions,the author compares the different opinions and make his choice among them,and brings forward his own standpoint.In the part of Comclusion,he analyses the situation of transformation of archaic editions and the opinion of spurious books.The author pays more attention to the differents between unearthed texts and books handed down from ancient times.And more than that,he opens out the active effect and history deficiency of the role which unearthed bamboo and silk books are playing.The author excepts that what he does can provide some help to the future research of Taoism.