隋唐“谶语”墓志及相关问题

The Inscriptions with Prophecies in Sui and Tang Dynasties

隋唐时期刻有"谶语"的墓志,是丧葬文化史上极为特殊的现象,其为古老的"谶纬"文化在不同事物上的相似表征。是葬家利用巫师、方士等以谶术做的隐语或预言,以其强大的因果祸福的心理影响来保护墓葬不被盗掘的一种方式。从内容上看虽属巫蛊的谶语范围,但其文化内涵却是从防盗墓中逐渐演变而来。

As an exceptional phenomenon in funeral culture,the inscription with prophecies between Sui and Tang Dynasties is one of the features in divination studies.On the basis of historical and archaeological research,the paper makes a thorough analysis of the inscription with prophecies between Sui and Tang Dynasties in its manifestation mode and cultural connotation,figuring out the fundamental reason brought by prevalence of robbing groves with grand funeral and touching something in folklore and cultural studies.