水族蛋卜探析——以姑引村石氏蛋卜为例

Exploration and Analysis of Shui's Egg Prediction——The Case of Egg Prediction of Shi Family in the Village of Guyin By Liu Jian

通过贵州省三都水族自治县的一个典型水族村寨——中和镇姑引村的田野调查,描述了水族第四代石氏鬼师传人石玉信的蛋卜生涯、蛋卜仪式和蛋卜项目,进而诠释这一古老占卜仪式的心理功能和社会作用。水族民间至今不绝的“蛋卜”习俗,源自于水族先民万物有灵信仰中的卵崇拜,一直为学术界所忽略的这一古老文化现象在本文中终于被揭开了神秘面纱。

Through the fieldwork in a typical village named Guyin, which is in Zhonghe town of Sandu S hui Autonomous County of Guizhou Province, this paper describes the fourth - generation exponent Shi Yuxin＇s career of egg prediction, egg prediction ritual and egg prediction items,further explaining psychological functions and social effects of this ancient prediction ritual. The paper points out that the custom of present pepular＂egg prediction＂is originated from the worship of egg by Shui people who believe in animism,and the mysterious veil of this old cultural phenomenon being ignorant by the academic circles for a long time has been uncovered at last.