彝族生殖崇拜的仪式象征——以凉山州甘洛县吉克家的尼木挫毕为例

A Ritual Symbol of Yi People's Reproduction Worship:A Case Study of Nimu Cuobi of Jike Family in Ganluo County of Liangshan Prefecture

近年来有不少学者研究彝族的尼木挫毕,但鲜有学者对仪式中的生殖崇拜象征做系统的研究。彝人自古以来盛行祖先崇拜,重视人口繁衍。祭祖送灵的尼木挫毕仪式是彝人祖先崇拜的核心仪式,该仪式不仅体现子孙后代的孝心,同时也是子孙后代向祖纰亡灵祈求生殖繁衍、家支人丁兴旺的仪式。以调研的凉山州甘洛县吉克家的尼木挫毕为例,探讨彝族生殖崇拜在该仪式中的象征化表达形式。

In recent years,quite a few scholars are undertaking researches on Yi People’s Nimu Cuobi,but few are focusing on a thorough research on reproduction worship in this ritual.Since ancient times,ancestor worship has been prevailing in Yi people who have attached great importance to population reproduction.Nimu Cuobi ritual is the core of Yi People’s ancestor worship ritual,which reflects not only the filial piety of descendants,but also descendants’pray for reproduction to their ancestral spirits.Via the case of Nimu Cuobi of Jike family in Ganluo county of Liangshan Prefecture,this paper discusses the symbolic form of Yi People's reproduction worship in this ritual.