东汉洛阳地区的疫病与信仰

Epidemics and Beliefs During the Eastern Han Dynasty in Luoyang Area

东汉时期的洛阳地区,人口众多,疫病频繁发生,出现了两个疫病高峰期。除积极进行医疗救治外,在洛阳地区,出现了多种与疫病相关的避疫信仰。有的是传统的信仰模式,有的是早期道教信仰。使东汉时期的洛阳,可能成为早期道教起源的一个重要地区。

There were large numbers of people in Luoyang area in Eastern Han dynasty, so epidemics occurred frequently. There were two epidemics peak period. There were many ways to positively treated epidemics; also appeared a variety of beliefs to avoid epidemics in Luoyang areas. Some be- liefs were traditional modes of belief; some beliefs were early Taoist beliefs. It was an important region in the early Taoist origin during the Eastern Han dynasty in Luoyang area.