史料文献中的炎帝叙述与发展研究

Study on Emperor Yan in Historical Documents

作为华夏始祖之一,史料文献对炎帝的叙述主要包括:对炎帝身世、出生地的相关记述;对炎帝祭祀的发展叙述;对炎帝后裔的变迁叙述;对炎帝影响力范围的相关叙述,等等。其叙述趋势,就是从炎帝早期只是农业始祖、华夏始祖,进而泛化成医药始祖、茶叶始祖等。从祭祀来看,唐朝以后到清朝时期,对炎帝的祭祀逐渐呈现出程序化、制度化、仪式化。

The description of Emperor Yan as one of the ancestors of the Chinese nation in historical documents mainly includes:relevant descriptions of Emperor Yan’s background and birthplace;the development of offering sacrifices to Emperor Yan;the description of the changes of the descendants of Emperor Yan;relevant descriptions of the scope of influence of Emperor Yan,and so on.The trend of the narration is the process in which Emperor Yan was only an agricultural and Huaxia ancestor in his early days,and then generalized to become a medical and tea ancestor.In terms of worship,from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty,the worship of Emperor Yan gradually showed a procedural,institutionalized,and ceremonial approach.