五德终始说与汉代史学的正统观念

中国古代的五德终始说,包括土木金火水五行相胜与木火土金水五行相生两个系统.作为一种解释王朝更替和历史变易的学说,五德终始说对于秦汉时期的政治有着重要的影响.同时,五德终始说提出的古史系统和内蕴的经世意识与正统观念,则对于以司马迁和班固为代表的汉代史学的历史撰述与史学思想都产生了深刻的影响.汉代史学构建的古史系统所蕴含的正统观念,以及以《汉书》为代表的中国正统史学的出现,与五德终始历史学说的影响是分不开的.

The theory of five cyclic virtues and the orthodox ideas in Han-Historiography

The theory of five cyclic virtues of ancient China, as a doctrine to explain replaced dynasty and historical variation, including the conquer and production around five element, effected the politics mostly in the period of Qin-Han. Meanwhile, both the system of ancient history and consciousness as well as orthodoxy for the country produced by the theory of five cyclic virtues, had more impact on the writing of historical works and the thoughts of historiography with representatives of Sima Qian and Ban Gu, and were inseparable with the presentation of Chinese orthodoxy historiography on behalf of Hanshu,too.