苗族延续至今的万物有灵信仰及原因剖析

On the Last-to-today Beliefs-All Things on Earth thave Spirits-of Miao Nationality or Westorn Hunan

苗族信仰从总体上来说是一种基于万物有灵基础上的自然宗教信仰。万物有灵是远古人类所共有的宗教信仰形式。随着时代的进展 ,世界上很多民族的万物有灵信仰逐步消失了 ,而苗族的万物有灵却基本完整地延续到了今天 ,这成为当代苗族宗教信仰的一大特色。了解了这点 ,对于认识苗族信仰与其它宗教信仰的差别 。

Generally the beliefs of Miao People are natural religious beliefs based on believring that everything has spirit and which was the common form of the remote antiquity people's religious beliefs. As the era going on, the BES of many nationalities in the world had disappeared, but the Miao's, especially in the Miao's district of Western Hunan, lasts to today mianly integratedy, which had been the main characteristics of the religious beliefs in western Hunam. By understanding this point, it is of grecot benefit for us to tell the difference between the Miao's beliefs and others, and to deal with the Miao's affairs.