亦祖亦神:古代江浙地区的徐偃王信仰

Progenitor and Deity: Xu Yan Wang Temple in Zhejiang and Jiangsu in Ancient China

徐偃王是主要流行于浙江、江苏等地的重要地方祠神。早期的徐偃王庙带有明显的徐氏宗庙色彩,后来逐渐演变成地方祠庙。唐代开元之后,地方官员开始参与主持庙宇的修缮祭拜活动。北宋政和五年,成为国家正祠。明代受到"原理主义祭祀政策"的影响,徐偃王被列入先贤祭祀中。在城隍庙日益主导城市信仰空间的背景下,徐偃王与城隍、东岳等祠神的竞争日益激烈;至清代,其祠庙大多保留在乡村,城市中残存的徐偃王庙仅作为徐氏家族的家庙受人祭拜。经历了千余年的演变,但徐偃王徐氏家族神的底色并未完全褪尽,徐偃王庙基本上流行于徐姓人比较集中的地区。

Xu Yan Wang Temple mainly distributed in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Province. They were built by the people of Xu State when their country perished. At Zhenghe in Northern Song Dynasty,it became legal temple.Later Xu Yan Wang Temple entered the worship of past scholars in Ming Dynasty. When the City God Temple spread all over the city,Xu Yan Wang Temple withdraw and mainly remained in the countryside.It's a special local deity.