蚕神的女性审美倾向

The Female Aesthetic Tendency of Silkworm God

农桑传统由来已久,在以“图腾构建”为特征的上古神性文化中,先民创设了“蚕神”形象作为祈福庇佑的精神依托。历朝历代的官方推崇与民间各地的自我创造,使得“蚕神”的形象多元化,并衍生出各类神话传说与志怪文献记载。但值得注目的一点是,“蚕神”的身份与来源虽不统一,却不约而同选择以女性为代表,展现出了女性审美偏好,而这与社会经济分工以及中华儿女对母神的有意刻画都有着千丝万缕的关系。

The tradition of farming and sericulture has a long history.In the ancient deity culture characterized by“Totem Construction”,the ancestors created the image of“Silkworm God”as the spiritual support of blessing and protection.The official adoration and self-creation made the image of“Silkworm God”diversified,and gave rise to various kinds of myths and legends.However,it is worth noting that although the identity and source of“Silkworm God”are not unified,they all choose women as representatives,showing the aesthetic preferences of women,which has a lot to do with the division of social and economic labor and the intentional depiction of the mother goddess by Chinese children.