殷人神化滳洹二水之原因浅析

Analysis of the Reason Why Yin People Deify Shang and Huan Rivers

殷墟卜辞曾多次记载殷人祭祀滳水、洹水。我国史界有学者对滴水、洹水这样比黄河小得多的河流被神化感到大惑不解。其实,将卜辞记载与考古学、历史学、文献学、音韵学等研究成果结合起来分析,可以看出:滳水、洹水流域曾是商族的起源地,是商文化的"老家"。殷人自然要将二水奉为神灵,世代祭祀,以示永志不忘祖先发祥之地,同时亦祈求滳洹之神灵永远福佑殷人及其后嗣。

The oracle inscriptions discovered in Yin Remains have records of Yin people worshiping Shang and Huan Rivers. Many scholars of China in field of history feel confused about Yin people worshiping such rivers, that are much smaller than the Huanghe River. In fact, the combined analysis of oracle inscriptions with archaeology, history, bibliography phonology etc, shows that Shang and Huan Rivers are the place where Shang people were brought up, and the 'home 'of Shang culture. Naturally the Shang people would take it holy and worshiped successively to show their memory of this place. Meanwhile they also pray for holy protection for them and their descendants.