祠灵星与两汉农事祀典的几个问题

Initial Study on Sacrificing to Sprite Star in Han Dynasty

祠灵星是两汉农事祀典的主体制度之一,在古代礼制史上占有较重要地位。本文分别探讨汉代祠灵星的祭祀对象、仪式主体内容、举行时间和制度渊源等仪式建构问题,考辨祠灵星与雩祀之间的复杂关系,论述灵星祀典的信仰背景及其制度变迁。

Sacrificing to Sprite Star is one main part system of farming sacrificial ceremony, occupying an important place in ancient ritual system history. This paper separately explores some ceremony cementing questions such as the objects of sacrificing, main content of ceremony, holding time and origin of system. It probes into the complicated relation between the ceremony of Sacrificing to Sprite Star and praying for rain, and discusses the belief backgrounds and system changes of Sacrificing to Sprite Star ceremony.