试论社神的起源、功用及其演变

On the Origin and Function of the Land God and its Evolution

土地崇拜是原始宗教中自然崇拜的一个重要组成部分。土地神信仰在中国源远流长。社神源于原始时代的人们对于大地的崇拜,年淹岁远,社神不断演变,其功能趋于多样化。

Worship to the land is one of the most important part of worship to nature in the primitive religion.There is a long history for believing in the God of the land. God of the land originated form people' s adoration towards the land, its function continue to change as time goes by.