The Witchcraft Of Social Life In The Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty was a key period in the Tang-Song transformation,which had a developed economy and an advanced medical.The author analyzes the social life of the Song Dynasty from the angle of witchcraft to get more believable results.This paper is divided into three parts:introduction, body and conclusion.The introduction includes the definition of witchcraft and wizard,the origins and significance of topics, research Status of the witchcraft of Song Dynasty,documentary sources and research methods.The body is divided into three parts:The first part introduces the basic information of the wizard of the Song Dynasty, which includes the appellation system,the operation specification and the basic living conditions of them.The second part focuses on witchcraft in the social life in the Song Dynasty.Witchcraft prevailed in Song Dynasty due to various reasons, and then permeated to most areas of life.which includes agriculture,augury,medical treatment and Folk Feast.The third part analyzes the mechanism of witchcraft of social life in the Song Dynasty.This chapter mainly discusses the regional mechanism and psychological mechanismConclusion part is the summary of the body,which summarizes the witchcraft in the social life of the Song Dynasty from macrocosmic and microcosmic aspects.