晋东南二仙形象的多元化与功能叠加

The Diversification and Function Overlying of the Worship to the Two Fairies in Southeastern Shanxi

二仙信仰,是晋东南区域特有的民间信仰,在民众不断加深对其信仰、祭祀的过程中,其功能经历了历时性的变化,从最初的求雨,到社会道德教化,再到求子,甚至成为兼具各种职能的神灵。这一方面是民间信仰职能叠加的结果,另一方面与不同历史时期的社会特点密切相连。对其进行解读,既可以观察民间信仰的地域性,亦可挖掘民间信仰的时代特点。

The worship of the two fairies is unique and popular in southeastern Shanxi. During the process of the general public deepening their convictions on the fairies in fete activities,functions of the worship experienced timely changes from praying for rain in the very start,to conducting social morality eduction,then to praying for childbirth,and the fairies even became the deities of multiple functions. This is on the one hand the result of function overlying of popular worship,and on the other hand closely relates with the soical features of different historical periods. Thus interpreting this not only offers observations to the regionality of popular worship,but also offers an opportunity to explore the time features of popular worship.