论傩公傩母信仰与传说

On Belief and Legends of Nuo God and Goddess

傩公傩母是湘、鄂、川、渝、黔、滇等省(市)傩坛班崇拜的一对配偶神。二神分别被制作成木雕头像,举行傩祭仪式时,傩坛巫师将这两尊神像供于家宅中堂的方桌上。傩公傩母至迟出现于唐代。有关傩公傩母的传说大致可分为两个类型:放牛娃供奉人头型;洪水—兄妹婚型。后一型传说可视为伏羲女娲神话的异文。

Nuo god and goddess are spouse, who are worshiped in Nuo altar in Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan; Chongqing, Guizhou, Yannan, and other provinces. Shamans of NUO also place the two statues that are made of wood on the table in Nuo eeremony. Nuo god dess appeared before Tang Dynasty. The tegends about and goddess can be divided into two types： ＂the type of cattle herdsman worship man＇s head＂ and ＂the type of flooding disasters-brother marrying sister＂. The latter type can be seen as different texts of myths of Fuxi and Nuwa.