谶纬文化与《水浒传》

Divination of Confucian's Influence on Water Margin

谶纬文化深刻濡染了《水浒传》的思想与艺术。一是小说吸收、运用了谶纬中的感生说,通过宋太祖、宋仁宗的感生故事,引出梁山好汉为天罡地煞感生的情节,以为全书布局。二是小说较多运用谶言作为情节展开和人物塑造的艺术手段。三是九天玄女授书和天降石碣的情节,遥承、化用了汉代谶纬中神授天书的主题与故事。应客观分析谶纬文化与《水浒传》思想艺术之间的关系,既要看到它对表现忠义主题、结构全书的正面作用,也要注意其对小说艺术的某些消极影响,避免流于"封建糟粕"之类的简单价值判断。

Divination of Confucian had a great influence on Water Margin. First, the novel assimilated the theory on virgin birth. Beginning of the novel narrated the birth about Emperor Taizu and Emperor Huizong of Song, and then was the virgin birth about Liangshan heroes. Second, the novel used plenty of prophecy. Third, plots of Jiutian Xuannv giving a sealed book to Song Jiang and stone tablet from heaven on Liangshan came from the divination ideology. Divination of Confucian played a positive role in the theme of the novel. On the other hand, it had a bad effect on artistic expression of the novel.