汉唐“天狗”考释

Collation and Explanation of "Heavenly Dog"fromthe Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty

唐贞观十七年(公元643年)与天宝三年(公元744年)两次出现"天狗"谣言,引起大规模恐慌。该谣言所指的"天狗"在汉唐时期被认为是大凶与灾难的象征,具有神秘性与耸动性。从形成的过程看,"天狗"谣言在南朝梁陈时期即已大规模流行。从社会学与伦理学角度分析,唐前期的两次"天狗"谣言反映了当时人们对于盛世下潜在政治危机的担忧,也体现了当时以阴阳五行为主的主流学术思想、以佛道为首的宗教神秘主义、包括谣言在内的封建迷信等社会思想对于大众的深刻影响。谣言是特殊的社会现象,曲折地反映了社会的现实,考察谣言为研究社会环境和大众思想提供了一个全新的视角。

In Zhenguan seventeenth year （ AD 643 ） and Tianbao third year （ AD 744 ty, rumor on ＂Heavenly Dog＂ spread twice, which caused massive panic. The rumor on ＂ ） of the Tang dynas- Heavenly Dog＂ from Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty is considered to be the big fierce and the symbol of disasters, which contents mystery and sensation. From the formation of the rumor, ＂Heavenly Dog＂ rumor had overspread in the southern Dynasty and Liang and Chen period. From the perspective of sociology and ethics, the ＂Heavenly Dog＂ rumor in Tang Dynasty has reflected people＇s concerning about political crisis, and also reflects the influence to normal people caused by mainstream of Yin, Yang and five elements , religious mysticism of Buddhism as well as feudal and superstition social thoughts. Rumor is a special social phenomenon and reflected the social reality. Investigation into rumors provides a new point of view for the research of social environment and public thoughts.