摘要
祭龙,是云南彝族地区普遍存在的一种古老的祭祀活动。在彝族人的观念里,"龙"已不仅仅是象征雨水的龙神,而是集诸多神灵于一身的以"龙树"为象征的村寨保护神。祭龙的目的主要是为了祈求风调雨顺、五谷丰登,同时也希望以此能祈福禳灾,保佑全村人平安幸福。结合相关献祭理论,对彝族祭龙仪式及其文化内涵进行初步的探讨。
Praying to dragon, an ancient ritual is widespread in Yunnan Yi people. Yi people takes ＂Dragon＂ as their God of village protection, which is not only symbol of the dragon of water, but symbol of Nagarjuna with many gods. The main purpose of the dragon ritual is to pray for favorable weather, a good harvest as well as praying for good fortune, ending disaster, safety and happiness. According to the famous French anthropologist Marcel Moss and the French sociologist Henri Hubert＇ s sacrifice theory, the ritual of praying to dragon for Yi people and its cultural connotation is discussed.
出处
《昆明冶金高等专科学校学报》
CAS
2008年第2期56-59,83,共5页
Journal of Kunming Metallurgy College
关键词
彝族
祭龙仪式
文化内涵
Yi Nationality
the ritual of praying to dragon
cultural connotation
