Rational For The Reconstruction Of The Historical Culture

This article take Marshall Sahlins to historical materialism’sresonsideration as a subject, has Combed the reason For Sahlins critiquinghistorical materialism, based on this and the historical materialismtheory difficult position which pointed out to Sahlins has carried onsystematic analysis,then elaborated the Sahlins’ historical constructiontheory, and makes the appropriate appraisal finally to its theory.This article believed that it is not occasional that Sahlins critiquedhistorical materialism. He noticed that historical materialism has metmany questions when it be applied in the anthropology,then pointed out inhistorical materialism’s critique, because of inherent naturalizingtendency in historical materialism, when the people studied and appliedhistorical materialism, emphasized frequently the decision function of theproductivity and the economic basis, thus dispelled Human’s culturalfeature as well as lead people to the material relations. In Sahlins’opinion, its basic reason is Marx’s historical materialism theory has notgotten rid of the shackle of the classical political economy finally, thedominant force of the theory behind are the productive tool logic and thelogic of the matter. In this regard,Sahlins targeted to incorporate hisstructuralist anthropology theory and Marx’s theory of practice,emphasized on the construction role of the traditional culture and Man’spractice to history, formed into a "Cultural reason" as the core ofhistorical interpretation mode.