浅析包公传说的变异及其动因

On the Variation and Reasons of BAO Zheng's Legends

包拯生前受人尊敬,逝后为世人所称颂。不同时代的民众对历史记载中的包拯及其事迹不断进行加工改造,从而形成了人人耳熟能详的包公传说。包公传说在长期的流传中,发生了明显的变异,这主要表现在人物形象的日趋鲜明和情节的日趋丰富两个方面。而宗教因素和儒家伦理道德等则是导致包公传说发生变异的重要原因。

BAO Zheng was respected by people during his lifetime, even after his death, he also was honored. People constantly remake and process the deeds of BAO Zheng in history, and as the result, the popular legends of BAO Zheng were formed. In the long term of reception of legends of BAO Zheng, the legends varied, which mainly lied in the more and more vivid image and more and more various plots in these stories. But the main reasons of the variation of the legends were religious and ethical factors.