北方民族与萨满教

我国北方各民族,包括东北和西北的阿尔泰语系各民族,自古以来一直信仰原始宗教—萨满教。尽管一些民族后来信仰了现代宗教,如伊斯兰教、藏传佛教,但萨满教的痕迹还在,依然影响着他们的生活与习俗。本文从北方古代民族的萨满教信仰论起,直到现代民族的萨满教传承与遗存,对北方民族与萨满教的关系进行了阐述。

The Northern Nationalities and the Shamanism

The northern nationalities in our country, including the nationalities of Altai language family in northeastern and northwestern China, always believed in the original Shamanism since ancient times. Although some nationalities believed in modern religion such as Islam, Buddhism of Tibet later, the trace of Shamanism still existed, which affected their living and custom. This article from the belief of Shamanism of the ancient northern nationalities, ended at the inheriting and keeping of historical remains by modern nationalities, and expounded the relations between the northern nationalities and the Shamanism.