漢代相人術的原理與發展

Abstract

本篇論文主旨在研究漢代相人術的相法與原理，以王充與王符的說法為主體，將漢代相人術分門別類並附以相例的解釋說明，透過分析傳世文獻所見的相人之例，對照敦煌相書的相法與專有名詞，讓我們對漢代的相人術能夠獲得一個更為全面的認識。相人術之大要可分為面相與體相，再細分之則面相有五官六府之說，體相分手足、行步與聲響三門。漢代相人術與前代相比無疑是更為進步且多元的，從相書的出現、相例的增加以及兩漢學者對相人術的不同看法，都顯示出相人術在漢代社會的重要性。

This paper primary intention is studying the technique and the principle of physiognomy in Han Dynasty, Take Wang Chong and Wang Fu’s view as a main body, in analyzing the examples of physiognomy in historical documents also with contrast of Dunhuang physiognomy guide books to let us understand more about the reality of physiognomy in Han Dynasty. We can separate Chinese Physiognomy into two major groups: face and body. The conclusion of this paper shows that physiognomy in Han Dynasty has more progress and also become more complex in contrast with former ancient China.