先秦以至秦汉的薰香习俗文化  

Study on Incense Custom and Culture From the Pre-Qin to Qin and Han Dynasties

作　　者：杨岗 

机构地区：[1]咸阳市文物考古研究所,陕西咸阳712023

出　　处：《西北农林科技大学学报（社会科学版）》2011年第4期174-179,共6页Journal of Northwest A&F University(Social Science Edition)

摘　　要：中国用香历史久远,早在4 000多年前先民就开始熏烧香草、香木或净化环境、驱虫辟秽、防治疾病,提升生活情境,或祈祝神明,祭祀祖先。熏香陪伴着中华民族走过了数千年,历代帝王将相、文人墨客、僧道医巫、普通百姓,无不对各种香品和熏香器具钟爱有加,由此形成了中国独具特色的熏香习俗文化。结合历史文献记载和考古发现,可知先秦以至汉代的熏香习俗为后世熏香文化奠定了坚实基础。The history of using incense is very long in China.According to research,it was as early as about 4,000 years ago that Chinese ancestors began to burn incense fume grass and aromatic wood.The purposes of incense were very complex,some people used it to purify environment or to kill insects and keep away sinister things,some ones wanted to prevent and cure diseases to promote living situation,while others prayed for gods or offered sacrifice to ancestors,so we can conclude that the incense has accompanied the Chinese nation undergoing through thousands of years,and almost all kinds of Chinese,including emperors and princes of previous dynasties,cultural personages,monks,medical and even ordinary people,cherished various spices and incense utensils.And for these reasons,the unique Chinese incense custom and culture have grown up.Combined with the records of historical literature and archaeological discoveries,it is not difficult to know that incense custom and culture from the pre-Qin to Han Dynasty laid solid foundation for the later ages.

关 键 词：熏香 民俗文化 先秦史 秦汉史 

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