“玄武”析论

“玄武”是“四象”之一,起源于古人对星象的朴素认识,后在祭祀仪式和阴阳五行思想的影响下融合了方位和颜色等元素,成为古人崇拜的北方神灵。对“玄武”的形象,自古以来都没有十分确定和统一的描述,古代文献中多粗略描述,学术界对其考古发掘的研究也存在众多分歧,这主要是因为“玄武”起源年代的久远和中国古代自然神话的不发达。本文试图通过研究古代文献和考古资料来考证“玄武”出现的时代,用神话学对其形象的分歧进行探索并分析道教对“玄武”的发展,以弥补学术界研究的不足。     

晋祠神庙及其剧场与演剧活动考述

诸神共处,使晋祠成为一个神灵的社区,而诸神都属民俗神系和民俗色彩浓厚的道教神系。除北齐时佛教有过短暂的进入外,以后没有佛教神,使晋祠始终保持世俗化特色,而这一特色恰恰是戏曲与之结合的条件,甚至可称温床。晋祠是当地的宗教、游乐中心,也是戏曲中心。晋祠的歌舞戏曲活动源远流长,从宋到清形成两个中心剧场、三个辅助剧场,两个卫星剧场,是我国神庙剧场的典型。     

The Role of God in the Eyes of Early Puritans

In Christianity,God is always a significant role no matter in the physical or mental world.As for early Puritans,who proclaimed to purify God’s doctrine and lead an economical life,had an even stronger belief in God.When they began to set a colony in New England,they faced extremely tough challenges both from the native Indians and natural environment.During such a procedure,their reliance on God was clearly witnessed.Mary Rowlandson is an early colonist of New England,who was captured by native Indians and was finally redeemed.Basing on a close discussion of the narrative of her captivity and restoration,the paper would explore the importance of God in the eyes of early Puritans.     

西塞神舟会历史探源

西塞神舟会以其独特的送瘟神的形式与其他三个端午习俗一起成为世界非物质文化遗产,它活化石般完好地保留着楚地先民在恶（五）月祭祀、驱邪、祈福、纳祥的某些生活印迹,展示了端午节俗的原始自然属性。前人留下来的古籍文献、历史传说、地理环境为梳理神舟会的源流脉络提供了很好的佐证。