试论苗族祖先崇拜的“非异己性”特征

On the Non-dissident Feature of Miao's Ancestor Worship

苗族的祭祖因血缘关系而带有浓厚的宗教神秘色彩 ,同时 ,祖先与后人又要共同遵守“扬善弃恶”的道德约束 ,这就使得“祖先”有着较重的“人性”特点。苗族这种“神秘性”与“人性”相结合的祖先崇拜 ,表现了祖先不能“恶意”地支配子孙的“非异己性”

Miao’s sacrificial ceremony of ancestor worship is religious and mysterious.Meanwhile,the ancestor shows a strong quality of humanism for he/she,like his/her descendents,has to abide by the same ethical constraint to develop the good and discard the bad.Mialo's ancestor worship,which is marked by the chatacteristics of being mysterious and humanistic,tells about the non-dissident feature that the ancestor can not manipulate the descendents evilly.