论岭南龙母信仰的地域扩展

龙母信仰是岭南地方特色的水神崇拜,早在先秦时龙母已产生于西江岸旁的悦城,汉晋南朝民间崇拜持续,唐宋以后,在封建统治者的封敕和信徒的拥戴下,龙母信仰地域不断扩展,形成了以西江为中心,且随移民、官商等的迁移和交流,跳越式在江西、四川出现零星分布的特征。这一信仰不但形成了与岭南其他水神不同的地域特色,且保留有岭南祖先崇拜的印痕。而龙母信仰的地域扩展,与岭南俗信鬼神,朝廷推崇,民间信仰的地方性与官方正统性相结合,也与流动官员、士商和移民等集团的推动等密切相关。

The Geographical Expansion of the Long Mu Beliefs in Lingnan Region

Long Mu beliefs is a water Goddess with Lingnan characteristics.Early in the Pre-Qin era,Lung Mo had emerged in Yuecheng,a city besides Xijiang.Form Han dynasty to Nan dynasty the folk worship lasted.After Tang and Song dynasty,the Long Mu beliefs expanded constantly,because of the rulers' admire and believers' acclaim.Meanwhile,go with the immigration and communication of immigrants,merchants,government officers,Lung Mo beliefs spread to Jiangxi and Sichuan province,and Xijiang still exist as a center.The Lung Mo beliefs not only reserve ancestor worship,but also form a regional characteristic that different form other water Goddess in Lingnan region.The Geographical expansion of the Long Mu beliefs closely relate to local customs in believing ghost,government's admire,the combination of local folk beliefs with the official orthodoxy,government officers,merchants and immigrants' promotion.