【摘要】 古代中国是一个以农业为主的国家,风调雨顺是确保农事活动正常进行的重要保障。宋代时旱灾频发,举行祈雨仪式成为官方和民间抗击旱灾的重要方式之一。江浙地区就曾盛行过"以鳗祈雨"的习俗,这种祈雨习俗在官方和民间均有所体现。鳗鱼被选择为祈雨对象并非偶然形成,这种现象不仅是在鳗鱼、水稻、旱灾三者的叠合时间中促成的结果,而且是巫术思想、阴阳五行思想、民间信仰因素和宗教信仰因素等多重因素共同影响之下的产物。通过对于"以鳗祈雨"习俗的分析,有利于补充宋代祈雨习俗的研究,也有助于呈现中国的鳗鱼文化。更多还原

【Abstract】 Ancient China was an agriculture-oriented country, the smooth weather is an important guarantee to ensure the normal conduction of agricultural activities.Frequent drought occurred during the Song Dynasty.The ceremony of praying for rain has become one of the important ways for the government and ordinary people to fight against drought.the custom of ‘praying for rain with eel’ became widespread in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. This kind of custom was embodied in both the government and ordinary people.It is not accidental formation that the eel was chosen as the object of praying for rain. This phenomenon is not only the result of the overlapping time of eel, rice and drought, but also the result of the influence of many factors, such as witchcraft thought, Yin-Yang five elements thought, folk belief factor and religious belief factor, etc.The analysis of the custom of "praying for rain with eel" is helpful to supplement the research of praying for rain in Song Dynasty and to present the eel culture in China.更多还原