江湖骗子

利用卖药、卖艺、占卜等为幌子,到处各地招摇撞骗的人

江湖骗子江湖郎中江湖术士是指从事招摇撞骗,通过伪医术或类似信任骗局的欺骗手段,以获取金钱、权力、名声或其他利益的人。例如出现在《坎特伯雷故事集》的篇章〈赦罪者的故事英语The Pardoner's Tale〉中,赦罪者欺骗罪人购买假的赦罪符,同义词包括老千光棍冒牌货等。

Pietro Longhi英语Pietro Longhi: The Charlatan, 1757

释义

英文单词“charlatan”来源于法语,原意是指卖药人,他们可能通过露天音乐和表演来自我宣传。巴黎最著名的骗子是塔巴兰英语Tabarin,他表演的闹剧受到义大利即兴喜剧的影响,也启发17世纪剧作家莫里哀。这个词汇在西班牙语“charlatán”相似,意为喋喋不休的人或话匣子。词源学家将其追溯到意大利语可能来源于“ciarlare[1],意思是闲聊或唠叨;或者来源于“Cerretano”,指的是翁布里亚大区切雷托村的居民,这个村庄在16世纪以江湖医生闻名[2],或者两者兼而有之。

用法

 
The Pardoner, from the Ellesmere Chaucer英语Ellesmere Chaucer

江湖骗子经常以浮夸吹嘘的话术,到处去推销某种服务或产品,他与“点子”(即目标客户)没有私人关系,并且会避免使用精心设计的恶作剧或角色扮演骗局。江湖骗子通常被指控使用虚假医疗、伪科学或其他诈骗伎俩,试图给人留下深刻印象,从而欺骗受害者购买毫无价值的药方英语patent medicine、商品和服务,这些东西却无法兑现承诺的效果。例如:19世纪的假药贩子巡回各地英语medicine show兜售“蛇油”或“万能药”,当人们发觉遭遇一场骗局的时候,骗子却早已离开城镇。不同骗子团伙会有各自独创的黑话,例如:骗子设计的陷阱称为“布局”、骗局操控的受害者称为“水鱼”、目标对象踏入陷阱称为“上钩”、发现情况不妙并主动撤离称为“扯呼”。

其他类似的词语还包括,江湖医生可以指出售“祖传秘方”之类的可疑药物,或者提供未经验证的虚假医疗服务的人;江湖贩子是以欺骗方式推销,出售假冒、低劣或夸大效果的商品的人;江湖神棍是假装能够与灵界接触,欺骗那些想要寻求灵异沟通的人。美国揭穿假冒灵媒的著名人物,包括:加拿大裔舞台魔术师及科学怀疑论者詹姆斯·兰迪、巴西作家蒙特罗·洛巴托英语Monteiro Lobato和匈牙利裔魔术师哈利·胡迪尼

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参考资料

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延伸阅读

  • Brock, Pope. (2009). Charlatan: The Fraudulent Life of John Brinkley. Phoenix. ISBN 978-0753825716
  • Humbertclaude, Éric英语Éric Humbertclaude. Récréations de Hultazob Paris: L'Harmattan 2010, ISBN 978-2-296-12546-9 (sur Melech August Hultazob, médecin-charlatan des Lumières Allemandes assassiné en 1743)
  • Riordan, Timothy B. (2009). Prince of Quacks: The Notorious Life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, Charlatan and Jack the Ripper Suspect. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786444335
  • Porter, Roy. (2003). Quacks: Fakers and Charlatans in Medicine. NPI Media Group. ISBN 978-0752425900
  • Stratmann, Linda. (2010). Fraudsters and Charlatans: A Peek at some of History's Greatest Rogues. The History Press. ISBN 978-0752457109

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