说“纸鬼”:民俗史和意识史的综合考察

On "Paper Ghost" from the Folk and Recognizant Perspectives

"纸鬼"应用于殡丧礼仪程式,亦在岁时民俗活动中有所表现。民间巫术常见形式多有利用"纸鬼"的情形,其极端方式,是所谓"役鬼神,剪纸作人马相战斗"。"纸鬼为奴"案例,则体现了比较复杂的社会文化现象。"纸鬼"在中国传统社会民俗生活中扮演着重要的角色。进行对于"纸鬼"以及文化意义相近的"纸人"的作用的考察,有助于发现和总结古代社会民间礼俗和信仰世界中的相关现象。对于"纸鬼"的文化思考,或许也有益于启动和推进有关"纸"在传统社会民俗史和意识史中的特殊作用的研究。

＂Paper ghost＂ is used in the burial ceremony,and it plays an important role in traditional social customs in China. An approach to ＂paper ghost＂ and its cultural significance helps to find and sum up the related phenomena in ancient social folkways and beliefs,promoting the researches to special function of ＂paper＂ in traditional social customs and recognition.