周代礼乐文化与《诗经》的传播

《诗经》在当时大范围地传播与周代礼乐文化有着巨大的关系。具体说来,因为周代礼乐制度从西周一直延续到春秋时期,为了保证礼乐制度的实施,大量不同类型和内容的诗歌被纳入礼乐文化系统并用于不同仪式,使得《诗经》文本能够最终定型和保存下来;在周代礼乐文化背景下,周王朝和各诸侯国在对精英阶层的教育体系中包含了礼、诗、乐等内容,这种教育体系保证了《诗经》中的大量诗歌文本在知识界不间断的流传;在周王朝和各诸侯国之间的朝、聘、会、盟等活动中,赋诗风尚大兴,并将赋诗行为与外交活动和对人的评价等结合起来,大大增加了诗歌的社会功用,拓展了诗歌的传播途径,扩大了诗歌的传播范围。

The Ritual Culture in Zhou Dynasty and the Spread of The Book of Songs

The widespread of The Book of Songs is closely related to Liyue civilization( the ritual culture). Since the Liyue system had existed from West Zhou dynasty to Spring & Autumn Period,in order to implement Liyue system,a great deal of poems with different types and contents were incorporated into Liyue culture system and applied to different ritual ceremonies,so the texts of the Book of Songs were finalized and preserved ever since. Under the background of the ritual culture in Zhou Dynasty,the educational institution consists of rite,poets and music in cultivating the social elite among Zhou Dynasty and the vassal states. This educational institution ensures the continuous circulation of a large number of poetic texts. On the occasions of summit between Zhou Dynasty and its vassal states,it's very popular to compose poems,which combined poems with their diplomacy and personal evaluation,hence the social function,spreading path and scope were greatly expanded.