“亞”形与灵龟信仰

"Ya(亞)" Form And Tortoise-Faith

中国器物文化中有许多“亞”形存在,但对其源头的阐释尚众说纷纭。从“亞”形的外形特征与文化蕴含的角度并结合殷商的灵龟信仰来分析,商代人灵龟信仰载体的龟甲可以构成“亞”形的源头。这种推论不仅有其天然的外在优势,而且从文化特征这种后天的内在意义来看,亦有其充分的理由。

There are existed too many ＂Ya （亞）＂ forms in the utensil culture of China, but their fountainheads are still diverse. The tortoise shells, the carrier of Shang people＇ s tortoise faith, are the fountainhead of ＂Ya（亞）＂ forms by conjoining the form and culture meanings of ＂Ya（亞）＂ with the tortoise-faith of the Shang Dynasty. This deduction has not only the predominance in external form but also full evidences from the angle of postnatal culture characteristics.