谶纬的神系及其神灵信仰的特征

On the System of Gods and Features of the Belief of Gods in Chen Wei

纬书中保存了庞大而完善的神系,这一神系由天神、地祇、人神等三大部分构成。天神包括天皇大帝、五帝等众多神灵,地祇包括山岳河海神、社稷神、生物神等,人神包括远古帝王、西王母、器官神等。谶纬中的诸神多缺乏神性,其神灵世界多具现世色彩,其信仰向度是指向现世,而不是虚幻的彼岸世界,其信仰具有鲜明的等级性,因此谶纬没有成为一种现代意义上的宗教。

There is a complicated and integrated system of gods in Chen Wei,which is composed of heaven gods,earth spirits and supernatural beings.The heaven gods include the Great Emperor living in the Zi Wei Palace,the five emperors living in the Tai Wei Palace and state spirits etc.The earth spirits are made up of mountain gods,river gods,sea gods and earth gods and so on.The supernatural beings are composed of remote emperors,Xi Wangmu and organ genii.These gods are little miraculous,the world of gods is similar to the human society,the goal of the belief of gods is the lived world but the other shore,the belief of gods is unequal,so the belief of gods in Chen Wei is not a religious belief.