從《禮記•冠義》論儒家成人禮的意義

The Meaning of Confucian Capping Ceremony from Guan-Yi of Li-Ji

江美華(Meei-Hwa Jiang)

《鵝湖學誌》 32期 (2004/06) Pp. 143-172

https://doi.org/10.29653/LS.200406.0003

摘要

冠禮即今人所謂之成年禮，為《儀禮》所記生命禮儀中首項。《儀禮•士冠禮》完整記錄男子成年禮的儀式過程，《禮記•冠義》則為闡釋冠禮儀節而作，說明儀式步驟的道德用意。本文以《禮記•冠義》文本為主，自禮義道德及宗法社會制度兩方面討論冠禮的意義。儀式外在形式的表現於冠者而言，兼及人倫道德與社會化的意義，同時改變服制是社會認同的象徵符號。

關鍵字

儒家 ； 冠禮

並列摘要

This article is an attempt to analyze the meaning of Confucian Capping Ceremony from the chapter Guan-Yi (The meaning of Capping Ceremony) of Li-Ji (The Book of Rites). The Capping Ceremony is a ceremony of manhood which signifies establishing a society of harmony and in order by emphasizing the importance of li (politeness) and Yi (rightness). The different appearance from a child to an adult implies the cognition of his family and the society.

並列關鍵字

Confucian ； Capping Ceremony

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