畲族女神信仰初探——以闽浙地区为考察中心

Goddess Worship of She Ethnic Group——An investigation focused on Fujian and Zhejiang Province

畲族民间信仰中,女神信仰占有重要地位。畲族女性始祖三公主、浙南地插花娘等,是畲族族内女神;陈靖姑、马仙和汤夫人等,是畲汉共同信仰的女神;太姥娘娘则是有待重新认识的畲族女性始祖,其文化意义或许可与三公主比肩。对畲族女神信仰作一系统的梳理和探讨,将有利于畲族文化艺术的纵深研究。

Goddess worship has been a significant tradition of the folk religion of She ethnic group. San Gongzhu, the legendary female ancestor of She ethnic group and Dicha Huaniang worshipped in South Zhejiang are the goddesses worshipped only by people of She ethnic group whereas Chen Jinggu, Ma Xian and Tangfuren are goddesses worshipped by both She and Han ethnic group; Taimu Niangniang is another female ancestor of She ethnic group needs to be rerecognized and her cultural significance is perhaps comparable to that of San Gongzhu. A systematic stuy of the goddess worhip by She ethnic group will pave the way for the in- depth research of the culture of She ethnic group.