古代占卜术镜听考论

An Exploration of the Ancient Divining with Mirrors

镜听是我国古代极为盛行的一种占卜方法,它起源于王莽柄政时期或东汉时期,盛行于唐宋,式微于明清。镜听占卜的民俗基础是镜崇拜和深入民众心理的谶语。镜听占卜在古代是很重要的一种民俗生活,在今天的民俗信仰、民俗事象中仍可见到它的痕迹,因此,对镜听占卜作历时考察和民俗考察,对于研究今天的民俗文化有着重要的意义。

Divining with mirrors was a very popular way in ancient times which was originated from the period of Wang Mang domination or East Han dynasty,prevailed in Dang and Song dynasties and began to decline in Ming and Qing dynasties.The folk foundation of divining with mirrors was the worship of mirror and the prophecy rooted in folk psychology.It was an important life of folk custom in the ancient times,the trace of which can still be found in folk beliefs and conventions.Therefore,it is of great significance to investigate diachronically this divination from the perspective of folk culture.