《太平广记》女仙形象分析

On the Female Immortal Images in "Taiping Extensive Notes

《太平广记》里的女仙可分为神女、仙女、民间女三种。从女仙的嬗变过程中 ,可看到唐代妇女前后地位的变化。从形象塑造中 ,可看到唐人对女性既崇拜又远离的心态 ,也可看到唐代妇女异于其他时代妇女精神面貌 ,从而明白唐代崇尚道教的原因即老子的崇阴思想 ,契合了唐代“女主”的传统 ,而“女主”

The female immortal image in 'Taiping Extensives Notes' are categoriz ed into the goddess, the female celestial and the ordinary woman. The change of the images demonstrated the change of women's social status in Tang dynasty. Wit h the portray of these female immortals, Tang people presented their attitude to keep a respectful distance from women, who were spiritually different from thos e of other times. Thereby there is reason that the Tang's belief in Taoism -- the female worship of Laozi has agreed with the tradition of 'female God' in T ang dynasty, which in return enhanced the conception of female worship.