【摘要】 龙是中国人心目中祥瑞的象征符号之一,人们在祈雨仪式中建构出了一种特殊的信仰机制。本文以《黄土高原的村庄——声音·空间·社会》(1)一书中描写的陕西省米脂县杨家沟村祈雨仪式为个案,对该村落祈雨仪式中的龙神信仰作了简要分析,并对龙神信仰中透露出的象征意蕴进行了论述,试图通过解读杨家沟村的祈雨仪式及其龙神信仰来说明象征符号在村落凝聚力和共同体方面折射出的意义和作用。更多还原

【Abstract】 As one of the symbols of auspiciousness in the minds of Chinese people,dragon is constructed as a special belief mechanism during the ceremony of praying for rain. This paper analyses the the ritual of praying for rain in Yang Jiagou Village of Mizhi County in Shaanxi Province,which is described in the book Village of the Loess Plateau-Sound,Space and Society. It elucidates the dragon belief of the ceremony of praying for rain and its symbolic significance as well as the role that the symbols play in the cohesion of community and village.更多还原