过山瑶的神像画——来自广西昭平县茅坪瑶寨的考察

The Gods' Paintings of Guoshan Yao: A Survey of Maoping Yao Village, Zhaoping County of Guangxi

我国许多民族,许多宗教中,都存在着神像画,自古以来都有着鬼神信仰的瑶族社会也不例外,许多仪式都离不开神像画。对于瑶族宗教仪式研究的成果数不胜数,但对于神像画与仪式之间的关系以及神像画在仪式中所具有的功能意义和象征意义的研究成果迄今仍阙如付。因此,文章试图通过对仙回瑶族神像画的研究,来解读神像画与仪式之间的关系,剖析其在仪式中所营造的特定环境和独特作用,分析画像背后所包含的宗教信仰问题和功能、象征意义。

Gods＇ paintings are common for many religions. With the Yao people as an example, this paper explores their functions and symbolic meanings in order to understand the relation- ship between gods＇ paintings and ceremonies and the motivations lying behind.