明代拟话本小说中的道教角色及其意义

以＂三言＂、＂二拍＂为杰出代表的明代拟话本小说,深刻地反映出当时的社会状况、人情世态与宗教信仰生活,但这种反映来自于其所包含的＂现实因素＂,而并非是其题材与母题。＂三言＂、＂二拍＂以描画＂尘世＂为根本特性,因此其中的道教角色并不多见,并体现出非否定性、叙事功能性、仪式行为的强烈世俗性三个特点,生动展现了当时一般民众的宗教信仰生活实际,折射出中国传统社会一般信仰的核心以及十四世纪以降世俗道教的真正内涵。

On Daoist Characters in Vernacular Short Stories in the Ming Dynasty and Its Significance

Vernacular Short stories in the Ming Dynasty,represented by the compendiums edited by Feng Meng-long and Ling Meng-chu,reflected social situation,human feelings and realities and religions at that time.But these reflections were by virtue of the realist elements, not of the subject matters or motifs.These vernacular short stories focused on their portraits of the secular world, therefore not only were the Daoist characters rarely seen,but also they were characterized by non-negative traits,narrative functio...