“保”与巫术文化

摘要

In the remote past,wizard had double status as a person serving god and the god itself who represented God and ancestors.He or she connected gods and personnel matters.Some respectful forms of address appeared.They are Wubao（巫保）,Shenbao（神保）,Lingbao（灵保）,Wangbao（尪保） and Lingzi（灵子）.Although the grammar meaning and founction of bao（保） are the same as that of zi（子） which sticks to a noun to show respection,bao（保） adheres to Wu（巫）,Shen（神）,Ling（灵）,Wang（尪） so firmly that it can not be used alone.%上古时期,＂巫＂具有双重身份：既是事神之巫,又是神之本体,代表上帝和祖先之神,是神灵与人事的交流沟通者。由此产生了一组对巫及祖先神灵的尊称：＂巫保、神保、灵保、尪保、灵子＂等。其中＂保＂同＂子＂,附着于名词后表示尊称,但其依附性强,不能独立使用,而且只能出现在上述词语的组合环境中。