灾荒应对的民俗叙事——以山西麻衣仙姑信仰为例

Folk Narrative of Disaster Response——Taking Shanxi Mayi Xiangu Belief as an Example

山西干旱少雨,祈雨活动由来已久,山西民众围绕雨神麻衣仙姑演化出一系列的特殊习俗,是民俗行为习惯系统的具体表现。为探析山西民间灾荒应对的民俗叙事方式,结合历史文献、碑刻、地方志资料以及民间传说,窥探麻姑信仰在山西分布状况及区域特色,比较分析不同信仰圈的叙事特色,解读不同区域民众民俗行为习惯及仪式内涵。

Due to the drought and lack of rain in Shanxi,the activity of praying for rain has a long history.Shanxi people have evolved a series of special customs around the rain God Mayi Xiangu,which is the specific manifestation of the folk custom system.In order to explore and analyze the folk narrative mode of Shanxi’s folk disaster response,combining with historical documents,tablet inscriptions,local chronicles and folk legends,this paper probes into the distribution and regional characteristics of the belief of Mayi Xiangu,compares and analyzes the narrative characteristics of different belief circles,and interprets the folk customs and ritual connotations of the people in different regions.