《古小说钩沉》中的民间禁忌

Folk Taboos in A Collection of Ancient Fictions

鲁迅辑录的《古小说钩沉》保存了许多民间禁忌,主要反映在称谓、饮食、岁时、鬼怪、佛教以及人际交往等方面。这些禁忌的记载主要用以约束人们的言行、有效规避相应的惩罚,同时也保留了丰富的民俗记忆,还在一定程度上丰富了古小说的题材。

ACollection of Ancient Fictions compiled by LU Xun has kept a lot of folk taboos which are mainly reflected in appellations,food,calendar,ghosts and monsters,Buddhism,and interpersonal communication.Such taboos are largely used to restrain people’s words and deeds and avoid the relevant punishment.Further,they have kept the rich folk memories. And they also enrich the subj ects of ancient fictions.