美国斯坦福大学历史系苏成捷(Matthew H.Sommer)教授致力于研究中国古代有关性犯罪领域的问题。他的专著《中华帝国晚期的性、法律和社会》(Sex,Law,and Society in Late Imperial China,Stanford University Press,2000),侧重从法史和社会史的角度,研究中国古代性犯罪问题。该书自2000年出版以来,中国学界少有回应和评价,本文算是在这方面一个迟来的回声。 Professor Matthew H. Sommer, Department of History, Stanford University, is devoted to studying ancient Chinese issues related to sexual crimes. His monograph “Sex, Law, and Society in late imperial China” (Stanford University Press, 2000) focuses on the study of sexual crimes in ancient China from the perspectives of law and social history. Since the publication of the book in 2000, there have been few responses and comments from Chinese academics. This article is a belated echo in this regard.