魏晋南北朝时期的迷信与政治

魏晋南北朝时期 ,战乱频仍 ,政权更替频繁 ,各种迷信思潮极易滋生泛滥 ,其中影响最大的是图谶、巫术。统治者或崇信迷信 ,或利用迷信造神、造谣 ,为自己夺取政权、巩固政权服务。虽然迷信在当时国家政治中不占主导地位 ,却扮演了一个不可或缺的角色

The Superstition and Politics During the Period of Weijin, Southern and Northern Dynasties

During Weijin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, chaos caused by war were frequent and the political power was frequently replaced. All sorts of superstitious trends of thoughts were very apt to breed and spread unchecked. The most influential ones were secret prophecies with graphic representations and witchcraft. In order to seize or strengthen the political power, the governors either worshipped superstition or took advantage of it to fabricate gods and rumours. Although superstition didn’t dominate the state’s politics at that time, it really played an indepensible role.