中古丝路上文化的传与承——以墓葬所见有翼神兽为例

The Cultural Inheritance and Spread along the Silk Road in Medieval Times of China's History——Simurgh as an Example

森穆夫(Simurgh)是记载于祆教教典的一种具有守御性质的神兽,这一形象于萨珊波斯时期流行,并被广泛发现于中东地区。北魏时期,身兼商旅的祆教教徒通过丝绸之路同中原文化交流。文章具体通过北朝发现的一些有别于前朝的墓葬有翼兽形象同祆教存留的古籍记录进行参照对比,并分析其宗教艺术形象在中国的传播与承接的进程,进而证明中古时期丝绸之路外来文化通过这条道路对于古代中国艺术以及文化上的影响。

Simurgh, an Iranian mythical figure created by Zoroastrianism, was very popular in Sassanid Persian period and was found widely in Middle East region. Due to cultural exchanges between merchant Zoroastrians and the Northen Wei Dynasty, more evidence proved that it was spread to central China along the Silk Road. This paper, hav- ing compared the winged beasts found in tombs in the Northern Wei Dynasty with Simurgh recorded in ancient books of Zoroastrianism and analyzed the transmission and spread of this religious figure in China, proved the influ- ences of foreign culture on ancient Chinese art and culture in medieval times of China＇ s history.