夏鲧死因再探

摘要

夏鲧是中国古代颇具争议的神话历史人物,在传统儒家主流文化体系中,他是恶名昭著的＂四凶＂之一,而在神话传说和其它文献记载中,他又是治水未成身先死的悲剧英雄,历代对夏鲧死因的争论虽绵延不绝却又莫衷一是。本文从历代关于夏鲧死因的几种主要观点的分析入手,结合＂夏鲧作城＂的文献记载,将夏鲧置身于氏族社会向文明时代过渡的时代背景之下,探讨其被杀的深层原因,重新确立其作为时代先行者和治水英雄的历史文化地位。%Xia Gun was a person full of arguments in Chinese traditional culture.In Confucianism,he is always viewed as a man of flagrance.On the contrary,some people such as Qu Yuan thought about him a great hero in water-control.The causes of Xia Gun＇s death have