羌族午牛崇拜习俗论析

Discussion and Analysis on Custom of Qiangs Wuniu Worship

羌族崇尚万物有灵的民间信仰,午牛崇拜习俗在四川羌区广泛存在,只有祭祀用的牦牛或犏牛被称为"午牛"。梳理羌族牛王会相关的民俗事象,追踪其门楣上挂牛头这一文化遗留物,可以析出其内在逻辑:羌民与牛在生产生活方面的密切关系,是牛图腾存在的物质基础;牛月与牛祭活动是羌族午牛崇拜的宗教形式;牛从生产生活上升到宗教信仰,这就是羌族午牛崇拜的生成机理。

The Qiang people advocate the folk belief that all things are animate, and the custom of worship is widespread in Sichuan Qiang district, only the yak or yak cattle used for sacrificial purposes are called ＂Wuniu＂. Sorting out the folk customs related to the King＇s meeting of the Qiang nationality and tracing the cultural relics of the cattle head hanging from its lintel can precipitate its internal logic： the close relationship between the Qiang people and the cattle in production and life is the material basis for the existence of the ox totem; Cattle month and cattle sacrifice are the religious forms of worship of the Qiang people＇s afternoon cattle; the rise of cattle from production and life to religious belief is the formation mechanism of worship of Qiangs.