吴文化对江南民间宗教信仰的影响

The Influences of Jiangnan Culture on Jiangnan Folk Religious Beliefs

吴文化的生成与变迁,受地理环境、经济条件、政治形势、移民结构的规定和影响。吴文化有着独特的区域特征,对江南民间宗教信仰产生深刻的影响。吴地区先秦以来传承不息的迷信鬼神文化传统奠定了江南民间宗教信仰的社会心理底蕴;吴文化的开放性与包容性促使佛教、道教鬼神观念向民间鬼神信仰渗透,丰富了江南民间宗教信仰的内容;吴文化的多元性特征促使多种民间宗教相互融合、相互渗透。

The formation and changes of Jiangnan culture was greatly influenced by the geographical location, economic conditions, political situation, and the structure of immigrants. Jiangnan culture is of unique regional characteristics, and has a profound influence on folk religious beliefs of people in Jiangnan. Since the pre-Qin period, the constant culture about ghosts and superstition in Jiangnan region laid a solid social and psychological foundation for folk religious beliefs in Jiangnan. The open and inclusive Jiangnan culture contributed to the penetration of beliefs in ghosts of Buddhism and Tao- ism into the folk beliefs in ghosts. Meanwhile, the pluralistic Jiangnan culture promoted the mutual penetration and integration among a variety of civil religions.