长清灵岩寺塔北宋阿育王浮雕图像考释

1995年,山东省文物考古研究所在清理长清灵岩寺塔基淤土时,发现了37幅北宋阿育王故事浮雕嵌板。迄今所知,这是中国乃至世界上唯一的阿育王故事组雕图像,是考察阿育王信仰不可多得的实物证据。笔者以实地调查资料为基础,首先介绍灵岩寺塔基的浮雕现状,继而结合相关的经典文献,详细地考释了这些浮雕图像的内容,并阐述了阿育王信仰在中国的流行情况。     

《大禹治水图》玉山与扬州建隆寿

本文通过文献记载认为《大禹治水图》玉山是在扬州建隆寺琢制而成,而且建隆寺具有场所、交通、环境、情感等多种有利因素被选为两淮地区的大型琢玉场所。     

试论周代宗庙制度及其变迁

周人在战国以前没有毁庙制度,坚持践行宗庙都宫制。天子七庙制度可能是战国以降才逐渐确立的。两周姬姓诸侯多以所出之周王为庙尊太祖。     

金元时期晋东南地区寺院间互动——以高平金峰寺为例

山西晋城市高平市金峰寺保存的元代碑刻为我们揭示了金元时期这一地区寺院间的互动情况。金峰寺的始建和位于高平城内的崇果院有关,后两寺互为甲乙,成为上下院。因修习同一法门,可从碑文"法眷"寺院的记载中得知金峰、崇果二寺和当地其它寺院的交往。又因助缘寺院修建、撰写碑记等事,二寺还与另一些寺院有联系,这些存在关联的寺院之间直线距离多不超过20千米。寺院互动主要由僧人建立、维系和发展,是金元时期寺僧人际网络和活动范围的反映,也有因地方官员和村民的疏请而建立的联系。     

The pilgrimage economy of Early Roman Jerusalem (1st century BCE–70 CE) reconstructed from the δN and δC values of goat and sheep remains

Religious and historical sources suggest that pilgrimage formed a major source of Jerusalem's economy during the Early Roman period due to the Temple's role as a religious and judicial center for the Jewish diaspora. Until now, this assertion has been supported by little material evidence. In this study, the carbon and nitrogen isotope values of local arcahaeological and, modern wild herbivores from known environments were used to determine the environmental origins of domesticated sheep and goat that were traded and consumed in Early Roman Jerusalem. Pinpointing the environmental origins of these herd animals can determine if they were raised in specialized farms in the vicinity of Jerusalem, brought to the city by local pilgrims, or were part of organized importation of sacrifice animals from desert regions that lie beyond the boundaries of the province of Judea. The results indicate that at minimum 37% of the goat and sheep consumed in Jerusalem during the Early Roman period were brought from desert regions. The inter-provincial importation of animals to Jerusalem to meet high demands for sacrifice by pilgrims is the first material evidence for large scale economic specialization in the city. Furthermore, the results imply that desert animals were further marketed for domestic use in contemporaneous farm sites out of Jerusalem.     

浅谈鹿邑太清宫碑刻的保护

本文主要介绍了鹿邑太清宫内现存碑刻的历史与艺术价值,并在对碑刻的残损现状进行详细勘察的基础上,提出了具体的保护对策.     

西汉秦中祠疏说

西汉秦中祠祠主是秦二世胡亥,但何以名作"秦中",历来没有疏解。汉人以"秦中"称二世皇帝,另有因缘。笔者以为"秦中"又称"秦仲",乃是因为"仲"是表示次位的序数。所谓"秦中祠",也就是秦二世祠。     

《重修七帝寺碑记》释解

七帝寺为定州著名寺院,它与皇室、高官富绅有着千丝万缕的联系。《重修七帝寺碑记》不仅反映了这一历史史实,同时也为研究寺院僧俗组织结构提供了例证。北魏至隋的定州,胡汉并居,信仰杂糅。作为粟特商人的何永康,出资赎寺,成为俗寺主,透露出宗教信仰的复杂性。     

河南荥阳市关帝庙遗址商代晚期遗存发掘简报

关帝庙遗址位于河南省荥阳市豫龙镇关帝庙村西南部,地理坐标为北纬34°47′042″、东经113°28′027″,海拔高度127.5～129.9米,现存面积约10万平方米。遗址东约3公里处有须水河自南向北流过,北部约6公里处有索河自西南流向东北,两河在距遗址东北约8公里处汇合成索须河继续向     

镇江“大兴国寺记碑”研究

《至顺镇江志》中所载"大兴国寺记碑"为研究基督教在元代中国的传播提供了第一手资料,对于研究基督教(景教)的教义、景教在江浙地区的流传、景教在元代的兴衰、元政府对景教的政策、景教与佛道等教的关系至为重要。