本书是"中国思想与社会文丛"之一，分为上下两编，主要对商代社会的思想、文化与观念展开细致梳理，意图对于上古时代的思想脉络有所把握与创见，并进一步推动上古史的研究。 作者朱彦民之前对于殷墟文化有所研究，此书是在更宽广的学术视野上审视商代历史与社会。(This book is one of the "Chinese Thoughts and Society Series", which is divided into two series, mainly combing on the thoughts, culture and values in Shang Dynasty, and is aimed at grasping and obtaining brand-new ideas about the ancient times and further promoting the study of ancient history.Previously the author, Zhu Yanmin has made investigations on Yin Dynasty ruins culture, and this book examines the history and society of Shang Dynasty from a broader academic vision.)