A Study of China's Shang Culture as Seen in Oracle-Bone Inscriptions: Centering on Identical Content Inscriptions

本研究以商代甲骨文中相同的内容为研究对象，在细致分类的基础上对其进行综合考量。本研究所考虑的碑文内容相同，是指多次进行纵火的文字和意义相同或几乎相同的记录。我考虑了碑文的同时性，并对每个时期的特点进行了比较研究，考察了汉字的形状和笔法。总结了碑文的书写风格特点，并对其语法体系进行了研究。这项研究的结果在香港、奈良和台北的研讨会和研究会上发表，并被收录在一本名为《甲骨文与商代宗教：神权、君主制和文化》的书中。

This study deals with identical content from Shang dynasty oracle-bone inscriptions and considers them comprehensively on the basis of a meticulous classification. The identical content of the inscriptions considered in this research refers to records of repeatedly performed pyromancy displaying identical or almost identical characters and meaning. I considered the synchronicity of the inscriptions and examined the shapes and handwriting styles of the characters in regard to each period's specificities by doing a comparative study. I summarized the characteristics of writing manner in the inscriptions and also researched the grammar system. The results of this research were presented at symposia and study meetings in Hong Kong, Nara and Taipei, and collected in a book titled "Oracle-Bone Inscriptions and Shang Religion: Theocracy, Monarchy and Culture".