广西德保县李将公传说研究

Research on the Legend of the Great Master Li Jiang in Debao Country in Guangxi

李将公传说是流传在广西德保、靖西一带的壮族人物传说,由于传说中其具有呼风唤雨的本领,李将公至今仍被当地民众作为"雨神"祭祀。李将公传说是人们的现实需要在民间传说中的反映,随着社会的发展,人们的现实需要发生变化,于是满足这些新的需要成为传说人物新的职能,李将公传说就是这样被不断重塑的。传说中的李将公已经不是具体的某个人,而是道教文化与巫教传统及其他壮族民间信仰相互交融的德保社会风俗文化之产物。

The legend of the great master Li Jiang is a legend of Zhuang nationality, which is widely spread in Debao and Jingxi.Li Jiang has been regarded as Rain God to be worshiped by local people, because he was able to control the wind and the rain. The legend of the great master Li Jiang reflects people＇s practical needs. With the development of the society, people＇s practical needs may be changed, so how to meet these needs became his new function, and the legend of the great master Li Jiang was rebuilt like this. In the legend Li Jiang is not a specific man but a product of local social customs and culture, which collects Taoism, witch traditions and other folk beliefs of the Zhuang nationality.