商代日神(东、西方神,东、西母)崇拜

The Sun Deity(East Deity,West Deity,East Mother,West Mother) Worship in the Shang Dynasty

殷墟甲骨卜辞表明,远古的商族人尊崇太阳为神,称作日神。这可从三个方面得到证明:一、商人对日即太阳进行祭祀,并对太阳的视运动即出和入也进行祭祀;二、对与太阳的出和入有关的东方神和西方神给予特别的重视;三、分别加称东方神、西方神为东母、西母,并对东母、西母给以崇拜祭祀。

Oracle Bone Inscriptions discovered in Yin Ruins indicate that the Shang tribe worshied the sun as deity,and called the Sun Ri.There are three proofs.Firstly,the Shang tribe offered sacrifice both to the sun and to the sunrise,sunset.Secondly,the Shang paid much attention to East Deity and West Deity which are related with the sunrise and sunset.Thirdly,the Shang called East Deity as East Mother,West Deity as West Mother,and offered sacriffice to them.