太白山信仰与关中气候——感应与行为地理学的考察

WORSHIP OF MOUNT TAIBAI AND DROUGHT IN THE CENTRAL SHAANXI PLAIN

文章试图从行为地理学的角度 ,阐释陕西太白山崇拜的产生及分布地域的形成过程。在古代关中民众的环境感应中 ,干旱是影响当地农业生产 ,甚至人民生存的主要自然灾害。在长期的社会生活中 ,当地民众形成了太白山可以兴云致雨的认知。在这种环境感应与认知的基础上 ,关中地区产生了太白山崇拜并进行了地理优选 ,最终在旱灾频发的关中平原与陕北南部地区 ,形成了太白山崇拜的分布区域。

This paper attempts to analyze the evolution and distribution of worship for Mount Taibai in the Central Shaanxi Plain from behavioural geography.As the tallest mount of the Qin Mountains,Mount Taibai had been worshipped by people since the Han dynasty.From the Tang dynasty to the Qing dynasty,the worship of Mount Taibai spread to everywhere in the Central Shaanxi Plain.After studying the evolution and distribution of worship for Mount Taibai,it is found that the people's cognition of the formation of rain caused by drought through offering sacrifices to the God of Mount Taibai became prevalent so that more and more temples for Mount Taibai came to be built by the native people.\;