冲绳的辟邪俗信与文化

Warding off Evil Customs and Culture in Okinawa

辟邪是冲绳最具代表性的民俗事象,其内容可以大致分为"琉球狮子"和"石敢当"等两大门类。其中琉球狮子是冲绳最重要的文化符号,较之石敢当,它不仅具有辟邪的功能特点,而且装饰性效果也非常明显。辟邪俗信在冲绳的风行,促进了风水思想的传播,同时推动了陶瓷产业的繁荣,形成了以"壶屋烧"为代表的陶瓷文化,而以琉球狮子和石敢当为代表的辟邪及其民俗文化则是陶瓷文化中大众认知度最高的主体内容之一,乃至成为陶瓷文化的核心和标志。

Warding off evil is the most representative folk custom in Okinawa.Its content can be broadly divided into two categories:"the Ryukyu lion"and"shigandang".The Ryukyu lion is the most important cultural symbol in Okinawa.Compared with shigandang,the Ryukyu not only has the feature of warding off evil,but also has a very obvious decorative function.The popularity of the custom of warding off evil in Okinawa promoted the spread of Fengshuiidea,and promoted the prosperity of the pottery industry,which formed a"tsubuya Pottery"as the representative of Pottery culture.And warding off evil represented by the Ryukyu lion and shigandang and its folk culture is one of the main parts of pottery culture,which has the highest public awareness,and even becomes to be the core and symbol of pottery culture.