中国西南少数民族宗教中的虎崇拜研究

本文从多元一体政治格局下的文化传播理论视角,比较考察了西南少数民族和中原虎文化的信仰实况,认为虎崇拜是氐羌族群普遍的信仰习俗,西南各族群有关人老死后化为虎的传说,反映出远古先民原始宗教信仰的灵魂观。并指出在中华虎文化的民俗信仰体系中,西南少数民族的虎崇拜具有地方化、民族化的特色。

Tiger Worship in Religions of Southwest Ethic Groups in China

Worship of tiger had been prevalent in the tradition of Yi branch in the ethic groups of Southwest China.Nan-zhao Power built by the ancestors of Yi in Tang Dynasty's southwest area had carried out Big-Insect-Skin system which characteristic is worship of tiger.This paper compare and study the belief realities of tiger culture between southwest ethnic groups and Central Plains,under the theory of Plural Patterns in One Whole Political Pattern,and thinks that worship of tiger is a general belief custom of Di-qiang ethnic group and that the legend of becoming tiger after death mirrors soul modes of thought in ancestors' religious belief.And this paper also points out the tiger worship among southwest ethnic groups has its characteristic of local-nationality in folklore belief system of Chinese tiger culture.