残存在记忆中的信仰叙事——湖北长阳土家族请“七姑娘”习俗解读

The Belief Narrative Remnant in Memory

请"七姑娘"的民间信仰在中国有着久远的历史,目前在许多地方已难觅踪迹,但是,在湖北长阳地区的土家族请"七姑娘"习俗依然残存在人们的记忆里。从神性、神像、仪程等角度分析具有活性特征的请"七姑娘"习俗在土家族民俗链条中具有本质要素和地方情结,从中可见民间信仰叙事的特点和规律。

The folk belief of ＂inviting the seventh girl＂ enjoys a long history, nowadays the traces of this belief are scarcely found in many places. But the custom of ＂ inviting the seventh girl＂ is still remaining in memory in Changyang Tujia Regions of Hubei province. This custom with a living nature in Tujia folk chain is characterized with essential element and local complex from the perspective of deities, God images and rituals. Thus the narrative features and laws of the folk belief narrative can be easily perceived.