祭祀对人类早期文明的重要作用——古中国巫觋与古罗马祭司比较研究

The Importance of Sacrifice Rituals in the Early Stage of Human Civilization——the Comparison between Sarcrifice Rituals of Ancient Chinese Civilization and Roman Civilization

中国和古罗马是东西方古老文明的两个代表。本文通过比较两大古老文明早期信仰体系及其变革轨迹,考察两个文明初期祭祀仪式和地位变化特点,进而解释现代中西两种文明异同之处,从民族学角度提供两种文明尊重差异、包容多样,互补互惠、共生共赢的视角。

The civilizations of ancient China and ancient Rome are the representatives of Eastern and Western civilizations. The paper explores the sacrifice rituals and the changes of rituals through the comparison of the two early belief system. Furthermore, the paper tries to discover the similarities and differences between Chinese and Roman civilization. From the perspective of ethnology, the author thinks that the two civilizations are complementary and they can respect each other.