论汉代民间信仰的基本特点

Analysis on the Basic Characteristics of The folk-belief of Han Dynasty

汉代神祇众多,功能不一,所有神灵都是人们实用的产物,与人们的日常生活密不可分。人们祭祀神灵的目的是祈求福佑,攘除灾祸;不同地区人们的信仰方式、崇祀对象、对神祇的笃信程度都有很大区别;不仅先秦时期的神灵绝大多数继承下来,同时,人们还根据自己的实际需要,不断创造出形形色色、职能各异的新神祇,使民间神灵信仰呈现多元化发展趋势。

The gods of Han are very abundant, their functions are different. All of the gods are the products of pragmatism and are closely bound up with people＇s production and lives. The purpose people offer sacrifice to gods or ancestors is pray blessedness,remove disaster. There are large distinction between different regions in the way of belief, the victim people hold a memorial ceremony for and the degree people sincerely believe in gods. Not only almost all of the gods of pre-Qin are succeeded, but also people create continually new gods of all kinds whose their functions are different. Diversified trends of development are emerged in the folk-belief. The fourth feature is wide nature. From gods to ghosts, the gods are numerous and all-embracing, all of the gods are adored.