论湖州民间蚕神信仰及其社会影响

On the Civil Belief in the Silkworm God in Huzhou and its Social Influence

通过湖州地区民间蚕种故事及蚕种信仰田野调查,着重论述湖州地区丝织业发展与民间蚕神信仰兴盛的关系;透视民间蚕神故事及蚕神信仰从嫘祖到马头娘的历史演变,揭示蚕神信仰在地域上的差异性及其包容性;纵观蚕神信仰的广泛影响,探讨蚕神信仰对社会所产生的体现以农为本的思想,求得心理安慰,传播蚕业知识,产生新的人生礼仪习俗等积极作用。

Through the investigation of the silkworm breeding story and the silkworm belief in the area of Huzhou, the paper mainly expounds the relations between silk weaving development and this belief. It discusses the influence of the belief on the society and popularizes the knowledge of silkworm breeding industry.