楚国巫觋研究概述

A Panorama of the Study of Witches and wizards in Kingdom Chu

楚国巫风极盛,巫觋作为荆楚社会特殊的阶层,始终受到广泛的尊重。它影响着荆楚的政治、军事和文化的发展。近年来,对于楚国巫觋的各个方面的研究有很多的论著问世,取得了一系列的成果,但是对于整个巫觋阶层始终没有一个清晰的面貌,限制了楚国巫文化研究的进一步深入。本文就前人的研究成果进行总结和概述,以期对巫觋研究有一个全面的把握,对楚国巫觋的进一步研究有所裨益。

The climate of witch was very popular in kingdom Chu, and as a special social stratum in Chu society, witches and wizards were always widely respected, which influenced the development of Chu＇s politics, military and culture. Recently, lots of various special books and papers on the study of witches and wizards in kingdom Chu were presented to the public, and obtained a series of achievement, but there was no clear visage of the whole stratum of witches and wizards, which restricted the further study of Chu＇ s witch culture. This paper manages to conclude and summarize the previous research results, hoping it can gain a complete view of the study of witches and wizards, and be helpful to the further study.