【摘要】 北魏平城时期国家最重要的祭祀是每年四月四日的西郊祭天,祭天大典的中心环节是面向祭天方坛上所立的木杆进行祝祷、献牲和敬酒。这套祭典的文化根源在于内亚,因此必须以内亚视角来解读祭典的各个环节及其宗教意义。本文聚焦于方坛上木杆的文化属性,通过比较内亚不同时代不同人群的祭天仪式,揭示这些木杆的功能并不是代表祭祀对象,而是用来悬挂牲体。这一研究的目的,是进一步证成这一观点:对北魏平城时代的研究,内亚视角是一个非常重要的工具、途径甚至方法。更多还原

【Abstract】 In Pingcheng of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the most significant sacrifice rites were to offer sacrifices to heaven in the western suburbs on April 4 every year, whose central part was to offer prayers, sacrifices and toasts to the wooden poles on the altar. The sacrifice rites originated from Inner Asia, making it indispensable to interpret each segment and the religious significance from the perspective of Inner Asia. This paper focuses on the cultural attributes of wooden poles on the altar. By comparing the sacrificial rites of different people in different times in Inner Asia, it reveals that these wooden poles were not meant to represent the ritual objects, but to hang the sacrificial animals. The purpose of this study is to further prove the view that in terms of the study of Pingcheng in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Inner Asian perspective is a very important tool, means and even method.更多还原