The Research On Song Dynasty Medical Confucian And The Policy Of Suppressing The Wizardry And Supporting The Medicine

Medical Confucian, as the name suggests, is the person who is good at the Confucianism and medicine. Their learning of medicine is not only to cure patients, but also to achieve the intention of"cultivating the person; regulate the family; govern the state rightly; and the whole kingdom will be tranquil and happy", through playing the role of the medical principle or doing simple medical treatment. The concept of Medical Confucian, first found in the imperial indiction of the Song Dynasty, reflects the truths that there was somewhat universal thought of adoring the medicine and were lots of Medical Confucians in Song Dynasty, which was called the phenomenon of Song Dynasty Medical Confucian.Confucian, medicine and wizard, which originate from traditional Chinese culture, have interacted with each other. Through out the Chinese history, culture flourishes in Song Dynasty. That centralization of state power, renaissance of Confucianism, the growth of edbiz and the rapid development of technique forms the favorable basis of the development of Song Dynasty Confucianism and medicine. The policy of suppressing the wizardry and supporting the medicine carried out by the central government has restricted the influence of the wizardry, improved the medicine system, developed folk medical treatment activity and enhanced the status of the medicine and doctor. In this case the medicine obtained the excellent opportunity of development.The phenomenon of Song Dynasty Medical Confucian is the result of the interplay of many factors. As to external causes, firstly, the attention of emperors to medicine and the implement of series of policies of supporting the medicine by government enhance the status of the medicine and the doctor. Secondly, all kinds of factors, such as the development of the commodity economy in Song Dynasty, the progress of the printing and the publishing, the pressure of Confucians to become the official, the frequent occurrence of natural calamity and the incidents that witch-doctor and quackster always deceived patients, put more and more Confucians to practice the leechcraft. As to internal causes, the relation of the medicine and the Confucianism became steadier in Song Dynasty. Under the influence of Song Dynasty Medical Confucian, the idea of filial piety and faithfulness in the medicine became more prominent. On the other hand, Confucian scholars not only approve the idea of filial piety and faithfulness in the medicine, but also develop the idea of"curing the country". They even advanced that learning the medicine was the other effective way to realize to"cultivate the person and regulate the family and govern the state rightly and the whole kingdom will be tranquil and happy". External causes offered various conditions for Confucians to adore and practice the medicine, internal causes influenced Medical Confucians'attitude to the medicine. In the ambilateral influence, the phenomenon of Song Dynasty Medical Confucian formed. The phenomenon was not mature in that time, but it developed the medicine and Confucian. It also offered a good beginning for the development of the medicine in future.The research to the phenomenon of Song Dynasty Medical Confucian can carve out a new field for knowing the social condition and the living condition of the Confucian and doctor.