马王堆帛书《五十二病方·祛疣》所涉之巫术与民俗

Mawangdui Silk Book " 52 Prescription " Treatment Warts of the Implications of Witchcraft and Folklore

在马王堆帛书《五十二病方》"祛疣"的医方中,涉及到一些流传至今的禁忌风俗与巫术,如对晦朔日、水井的禁忌等,巫医正是利用这些禁忌心理,用扫帚、祝由、禹步、土块、葵茎等巫法来"治疗"疣的。后世年终的傩礼等某些除活动,很可能是先民晦日禁忌的流风。而晦朔日祛疣对扫帚的使用以及"去禾"、弃帚等,则与至今流传在长江流域的年终岁末"打扬尘"、"送穷"等风习不无渊源。

“52 Prescription” treatment warts, which involve some extension of the custom and taboos witchcraft, such as the no moon day , well ,and other taboos, Shaman is a taboo in the use of these psychological, with a broom , Zhu-you, Yu-step, Soil, such as Witchcraft to “treatment” warts. Later ,some of the activities of the end of the year , and even today some of taboos on New Year＇s Eve, may be a continuation of these taboos.