唐朝武庙与太公崇拜

Worship of Military Temples and Jiang Taigong in the Tang Dynasty

唐朝武庙是祭祀姜太公为代表的历代军事家的庙宇。武庙最初源自由姜太公个人崇拜的太公庙。唐朝开创武庙国家祭祀之先河是军功崇拜的最主要体现。唐朝武庙祭祀体系完整,礼仪规格同于文庙。虽然武庙地位在唐朝亦有反复,但举国上下对姜太公的崇拜却一以贯之。武庙倡扬了唐朝武风,对后世产生了深刻影响。

Military temples were places where fete ceremonies were held to worship ancient military strategists represented by Jiang Taigong. The origin of these temples was the Tai Gong Temple where people worshiped Jiang. The first military temple built in the Tang Dynasty demonstrated military-- force worshiping at that time. With almost the same etiquette as that of Confucious＂ Temples, these temples had an integrated system of fete ceremonies. In spite of the fluctuation of the status of militar- y temples throughout the Tang Dynasty, worship of Jiang Taigong remained unchanged. As a symbol of martial spirit in the Tang Dynasty, military temples had t^rofound influenco nn lntor aon^tir~,~