回族的宗教诵念文学刍论

An Introduction to the Religious Recitation Literatures of the Ethnic Hui of China

宗教文学是宗教徒创作的文学、宗教实践活动中产生的文学。"诵念"是所有宗教中普遍存在的一种功课,包含了"出声的读"与心中的"常思"两方面的内容。宗教诵念文学是集声音、文本、意义于一体的一种特殊艺术形式。回族的宗教诵念文学,大致可以划分为经文、记主词、赞圣诗三大类别。

The concept of religious literature refers to the kind of literature composed by the believers or produced through religious practices. The recitation is a common ritual among all kinds of religions which include both reciting loudly and thinking constantly in one＇ s mind. Thus the religious recitation literature would seem to be a special artistic form combined sounds with texts and meanings together. And the religious recitation literature of the ethnic Hui can be roughly divided into three parts ： the recitation of the Quran, Zikr （ remembrance of Allah） and Mawlid poems （praising the Prophet）.