“敬惜字纸”的民俗信仰——论《桂宫梯》和《青云梯》

Folk Belief in Awe of Script Paper——On Guigongti and Qingyunti

志怪体善书《桂宫梯》和《青云梯》,反映了古代“敬惜字纸”的民间习俗信仰。这些故事叙事简略,情节单一。借用佛、道教义,运用小说艺术手法,以宣扬敬惜字纸的民俗信仰。它既体现了中华民族尊重知识、尊重文化的传统美德,也符合封建统治者清除异端的文化策略。在某种程度上,还对文化遗产造成了破坏作用,并且不利于资源的循环利用。

Guigongti and Qingyunti, the two ancient Chinese share-books of strange stories, reflect the folk belief in awe of script paper. The stories feature in simple description and thin plots and publicize the folk belief in awe of script paper by means of Buddhism and Taoism. On the one hand, this belief embodies the traditional virtue of treasuring knowledge and culture, corresponding to the cultural tactics of the feudal governors to eliminate unorthodox opinions, and on the other, it does harm to cultural heritage to some extent and the recycling of resources.