講題大綱/概述
Lectures Outline / Synopsis:
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明清之際廣泛地出現在中國各地的慈善組織基本上是當時地方社會財富的呈現。特別在商業化較早與深入的江南地區,私人財富的累積突顯了貧窮的道德問題。來去在旦夕間的財富一方面讓富人心理上產生了焦慮,另一方面又讓人質疑貧人的道德上的問題。各式各樣的行善, 似乎讓施者與受者在道德議題上找到一個可以溝通對話的共同點。
The problem of poverty became a focus of moral reflection and discourse during the period of commercialization and affluence in the late Ming and early Qing period, especially in the prosperous Jiangnan region. The rich, anxious about their volatile wealth, and the poor, concerned about their supposed moral flaws, seemed to find solace in their interaction in charitable organizations in this period. |