侗台语民族的风雨之神及其神话比较研究

The Comparative Study on the Gods of Tai-Kadai Ethnic Groups and Relating Myths

侗台语民族在历史进程中发展了各自的信仰系统。通过比较他们看似独立的天神系统,尤其是风雨之神及其神话,仍可再现他们作为稻作农耕民族对水的重视。这其中既有对洪水的敬畏,也有对雨水的需求。风雨之神或为其早期共同信仰的主要形态,后在不同文化影响下,国内的侗台语民族产生了雷神信仰,而傣族以及国外的侗台语民族则多保留了天神施雨的叙事形态。

The Tai-Kadai ethnic groups had developed separated belief systems in the long history. By means of comparing their heaven-gods system,especially the rain gods and relating myths,the common concerns on water are obvious since they are rice-cultivating groups. Respects to flood and needs for rain are shown in their beliefs and myths. The rain-god might be the early belief of the whole Tai-Kadai ethnic groups,and then under different cultural effects,thunder god is shown in more Tai-Kadai ethnic groups in China,and heaven-god is maintained in Dai group in China and other Tai-Kadai ethnic groups out of China.