日本民俗中的“猴”信仰及其传承

摘要

与其他动物民俗一样，日本关于猴的民间信仰也在万物有神论的基础上接受了道教、佛教等外来文化的影响，反映出其传承的多元化和内涵的广泛性，从一个侧面揭示了日本文化演变、形成的过程与日本民众的精神世界。本文拟通过猴民俗的信仰形态和内涵阐述，达到进一步认识日本文化基本性格，促进中日间文化理解与交流的目的。%Like animals in other folk-customs, the belief of Monkey in Japanese folk-custom is much influenced by suchcultures as Taoism and Buddhism etc showing heritage diversity and their universal connotation by revealing the evolution of Japanese culture of Japanese people. The paper argues that the elaboration of the formation and connotation of monkey in Japanese folk-custom helps to understand Japanese culture and promote cultural understanding between China and Japan.