略论宋代的弭灾与“因灾罢相”

"Mi-zai" and "Dismissing PrimeMinister Owing to Disasters"in Song Dynasty

宋代继承了自古以来"灾害天谴说"指导下的弭灾活动。弭灾对于破除灾害没有任何作用,但它已不仅仅是一种不科学的减灾形式,而是与国家政治生活密切相连。尤其是"因灾罢相"成为政治倾轧和统治者任人理政的一个契机。

Song Dynasty inherited the activities of ＂Mi- zai＂, entreating gods to remove disaster, instructed by the ideology of the heaven producing disasters since the ancient times. Not having any function in eliminating disasters, ＂Mi - zai＂has already not merely been a kind of non scientific form of reducing natural disasters, but linked to the national politics. Especially, dismissing prime minister owing to disasters provided an opportunity for political struggle and rulers＇ selecting officials.