国家神道的祭祀道具——“国魂命”铜镜浅析

An Analysis of Guo Hun Ming Bronze Mirror,the Sacrificial Utensil of State Shinto

起源于中国的铜镜传入日本后,成为太阳神祭祀时的道具,并最终转变为日本皇室祖神天照大神——太阳神的神体象征,被广泛用于国家祭祀和加强皇权的政治活动中。在对外战争期间,铜镜被利用为国家神道的祭祀道具。通过对"国魂命"铜镜的考察,可以清晰地看到从生活用品发展为象征皇权、神道的祭祀用品的铜镜,在国家神道的皇权思想之下,成为鼓动民众为战争献身、为侵略扩张造势的工具,完全背离了其原有的意义。

Chinese bronze becomes the utensil for offering sacrifices to Apollo in Japan and eventually symbolizes Sun Goddess,the ancestral God of Japanese imperial family and extensively used as a utensil in political activities of state sacrificial rites and Shinto during wars against foreign countries.An investigation into Guo Hun Ming bronze mirror indicates change of bronze mirror from an article for daily use to symbol of imperial authority and sacrificial utensil of State Shinto.With the influence of imperial ...