清季民初一個粵東地方讀書人的歷程－以羅師揚（1866－1931）為個案

The Life Course of Local Literati in Eastern Guangdong during the Late Qing and Early Republic: The Case of Luo Shiyang (1866- 1931)

梁敏玲(Min-Ling Liang)

《歷史人類學學刊》 Volume 5 Issue 2 (2007/10) Pp. 39-84

Abstracts

清季民初，有大量的讀書人長時間在地方活動。他們大多在清末考取或捐納了一定功名，卻不足以謀得較高的官職，通常只是充任地方上的塾師。這類人士到了民國也往往只在當地的政府機構中任職，好些長期從事教育，並活躍於種種地方事務之中，在當地影響深遠；而他們的一生，也見證了這個時代的變化。本文試圖通過考察羅師揚這位粵東地方讀書人一生的歷程，為理解清季民初的社會變局提供一個具體的個案，並以此探討地方上讀書人的眼光與行為如何受到其時社會與文化脈絡的影響。

Keywords

清季民初 ； 地方讀書人 ； 羅師揚 ； 粵東 ； 興寧縣

Parallel abstracts

During the late Qing and early Republican period, many literati, holders of lower degrees, remained in their native places for most of their lives, working as teachers or as functionaries in local government. They were actively involved in many local affairs and had considerable influence on local society. They were also personal witnesses of the transformation of China at the turn of nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This paper uses the life of one individual, Luo Shiyang from eastern Guangdong, as a case study for understanding the wider social transformation. It also looks at how the ideas and behavior of local literati might have been affected by the social and cultural changes of the time.

Parallel keywords

late Qing and early Republican period ； local literati ； Luo Shiyang ； eastern Guangdong ； Xingning County