1、1Contents and AbstractsAncient Mediterranean Civilizations Title： The Romance of Cyrus the Great and Oral History/2 Author： Wang Yixin， Professor， School of History， Nankai University， Tianjin， 300071， China. Abstract： The sources about Cyrus the Great， the founder of the Persian Empire， are mainly
2、derived from the Greek historians records， incredible in details and full of legendary elements and moral teachings. This paper applies motif analysis on the Cyrus romances in Herodotus and shows in them the rich elements of myth and folktale， both oriental and Greek. Furthermore， this paper looks i
3、nto issues such as what sources the Greek historians acquired， how they screened and colored these sources and by what standard they measured the historical truths. Finally， by summarizing the features of oral history， this study indicates that Herodotus and his contemporary historians have the feat
4、ures of oral historians. The oriental sources 2they collected are oral materials， not the archived documents. Key words： Cyrus； Herodotus； motifs； oral history Title： A Chinese Translation and Commentary of the Laws about Homosexual Behavior in Against Timarchus/14 Author： Guo Zilong， M. A. Student，
5、 Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations， Northeast Normal University， Jilin， Changchun， 130024， China； Zhang Qiang， Professor， Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations， Northeast Normal University， Jilin， Changchun， 130024， China. Abstract： Against Timarchus is a legal speech w
6、ritten by ancient Greek orator Aeschines. It includes the laws about homosexuality which give a comprehensive description of classical Greek attitudes to homosexual behavior and their backgrounds of legal and constitutional system. By analyzing the texts， we may conclude that homosexual behavior was
7、 not prohibited among Greek people. Nevertheless， Athenians who have participated in prostitution were excluded from 3political activities， and some were severely punished by disfranchisement. Key words： Against Timarchus； homosexual behavior； law Title： On the Contribution of the Praetor Peregrinus
8、 to the Law of Ancient Rome/26 Author： Wu Shoudong， Ph. D. Candidate， School of Law， Jilin University， Changchun， Jilin， 130012， China. Abstract： During the expansion period of Ancient Rome， on the practical needs of handling peregrines law disputes， Ancient Rome establishes Praetor Peregrinus in 24
9、2 B.C. The Praetor Peregrinus made contributions to the development of Roman Laws in the following two aspects： in the substantive law， it creates Jus Gentium with the edict of Praetor Peregrinus as its main body； in the procedure law， it creates the Processo Per Formulas. Key words： Roman Law； Prae
10、tor Peregrinus； Jus Gentium； Processo Per Formulas Byzantine and the European Middle Ages Title： Review of the Studies on Byzantine Music/32 Author： Gao Zhimin， Associate Professor at the School of 4Music and Ph.D. Candidate at the School of History and Culture， Northeast Normal University， Changchu
11、n， Jilin， 130024， China. Abstract： The Byzantine Empire played an important role in world history. While succeeded the classical culture of ancient Greece and Rome， Byzantine culture was also a major factor to make the Renaissance happen in Europe. Music as one of the most important aspects of Byzan
12、tine culture has attracted more and more scholarly researches in contemporary China. Nevertheless， in terms of academic standard， the Chinese scholars have not reach the same level as that of the western scholars. Key words： Byzantine Empire； music； history of music Specially Invited Column Title： T
13、hree Essays on the Study of Ming Political Culture/39 Author： Zhao Yifeng， Professor， Faculty for the Study of Asian Civilizations， Northeast Normal University， Changchun， Jilin， 130024， China； Wang Jian， Professor， History Department， Jilin University， Changchun， Jilin， 5130012； Wu Yanhong， Profess
14、or， History Department， Zhejiang University， Hangzhou， Zhejiang， 310058， China. Abstract： Following the conference held in July 2013 on Ming and Qing political culture， three well-known scholars in this area were invited to contribute their thoughts about further studies of Ming political culture ai
15、ming at clarifying certain related issues of methodology. Zhao Yifengs paper entitled “The Horizon of Ming Political Culture Studies”， points out four dimensions of political cultural， namely， political system， value， thought， and environment， and discusses the possible issues in Ming political cult
16、ure for deeper examination. Taken political culture as the crossing point of political science and political history， Wang Jian， in his paper entitled “Political Culture：A New Frontier of Traditional Political History”， suggests to further apply theory， paradigm， and key concepts of political scienc
17、e in the study of Chinese political history. Wu Yanhong， on the other hand， in her paper entitled “On the Political Cultural Construction of the Ming Dynasty”， argues that political culture should be considered not only as an existing situation， or a 6given tradition， but also as an area to be const
18、ructed. Two cases of Ming judicial officials are particularly referred to in her discussion. Key words： Ming Dynasty； political history； political culture； methodology Imperial China Title： On the Suburb Sacrificial Rite of the Western and Eastern Jin Dynasties/48 Author： Zhang Hequan， Professor， In
19、stitute for the Study of Ancient Books， Jilin University， Changchun， Jilin， 130012， China. Abstract： Including sacrificial ceremonies in both the southern and northern suburbs， the suburb rite was the highest levled official rite during the Western Jin and Eastern Jin dynasties. The rite in southern
20、 suburb was for the Heaven， while the rite in the Northern suburb was for the Earth. The rites in this era were with systmatical ceremonies but rarely making use of music and dance， which constituted a major difference from the traditional suburb rites of the earlier times. The roles of the attendan
21、ts to play in these rites reflected these peoples real political postion. 7Key words： Western and Eastern Jin； Suburb Sacrificial Rite； religion； politics Title： A Study of the Yuan Adherents with Han Ethnic Background in Early Ming Period/58 Author： Zhang Jia， Assistant Professor， National Institut
22、e for Advanced Humanistic Studies， Fudan University， Shanghai， 200433， China. Abstract： The transition from Yuan to Ming resulted in a large number of Yuan adherents with a background of Han ethnic group. The existence of these Yuan adherents made the newly established Ming government to face seriou
23、s legitimacy problem. This paper attempts to summarize the characteristics of these adherents by analyzing scattered historical documents. In addition， the relevance of this social group with other aspects of the early Ming politics is also examined in this study. Key words： Yuan to Ming transition；
24、 Yuan adherents； early Ming； political legitimacy Title： On the Fiscal Function of the Local Reserved Revenue Incomes and the Formation of the Miscellaneous Expenditure Silver in Zhejiang of the Ming 8Dynasty/68 Author： Ding Liang， Ph. D. Candidate， School of History and Culture， Northeast Normal Un
25、iversity， Changchun， Jilin， 130024， China. Abstract： Different from the commonly agreed points of view， this paper holds that the reserved revenue incomes of Zhejiang area during the Ming dynasty were mainly used to meet the expenses of the garrisons， in addition to pay the salaries of the local off
26、icials， educational subsidies， and the needs of the posts. They were not used to cover the local governments administrative expenditure. Accordingly， the local reserved revenue could be used to make up the deficit of the garrisons and it might not result in the financial insufficiency of the local g
27、overnments. The real reason of the local governmental financial insufficiency is actually the inflation of the paper currency issued by the Ming central government. Along with the increase of the local financial expense， by Zhengde period， the system of Miscellaneous Expenditure Silver was establish
28、ed. Key words： Governmental expenditure； miscellaneous 9expenditure silver； local reserved revenue incomes Eastern Asian History and Culture Title： The Debate on Confucianism and Buddhism among the Gozan Buddhist Monks of Japan and Their Internal Differentiation./78 Author： Wang Mingbing， Associate
29、Professor， School of History and Culture， Northeast Normal University， Changchun， Jilin， 130024， China. Abstract： The debate about Confucianism and Buddhism among the Gozan Buddhist monks of Japan in the Middle Ages had a very close connection with the fact that a large number of Buddhist monks stud
30、ied in China and Zhu Xis theory was spread to Japan. In terms of internal logic and occurring sequences， the process went through the following stages. In the first stage， Confucianism including Zhu Xis theory was rejected. In the second stage， Confucianism and Buddhism were reconciled. In the third
31、 stage， Confucianism， Buddhism and Taoism were unified. In the fourth stage， Confucianism was repelled again 10while Buddhism was accepted. In terms of practices， it went through a process of giving up Buddhism for secular life. Fujiwaraseika bred up in Sokoku Temple and Hayasirazan bred up in Kenni
32、n Temple established the school of Kyousisyusigakuha after giving up Buddhism. This was not only the turning point of the internal differentiation among Gozan Buddhist monks， but also a significant sign of the rising of The Zhu Xi School in Japan. Since this process also reflected the transition of
33、the political consciousness and academic thought from Buddhist culture to Confucianism in the early days of Japan， it was also a process of Confucianisms being reconciled with the Japanese culture. Key words： Gozan Buddhist monks； giving up Buddhism for secular life； Fujiwaraseika； Hayasirazan ； Zhu Xi School Study of Traditional Chinese Scholarship Title： The Miraculous Prophecies in Zuozhuan and Their Impacts to Traditional Chinese Historiography/85 Author： Chen Hongchao， Ph.D. Student， History Department， Tsinghua University， Beijing， 100084， China.
