Chi-Cai-Shi-Mo And The Peasant Uprising Of Southeast China During The Song And Yuan Dynasties

The subject of Chi-Cai-Shi-Mo of the historical records of Song dynasty, Manichaeism and the Peasant uprising of Southeast China during the Song and Yuan Dynasties has been always highly attention by Academic Community, and had a batch valuable research results. However, there is no consensus on the relationship between the Chi-Cai-Shi-Mo and Manichaeism in the Academic Community at present. Yet for the relationship between Manichaeism and peasant uprising, only from a certain uprising launched by Manichaeism, or making a judgment for the leader of the an uprising whether it is a Manichaeism, and for the question hasn’t be touched why Manichaeism can connect with peasant uprising. Indeed, before study of academic community restricted by less condition of historical records. Recently, a lot of information for Manichaeism was subsequently founded, it is possible to solute some problems.In recent, with the center of Southeast coastal area in Fujian constantly find relevant Manichaean remains, including manuscripts and sites, folklore etc. These new materials explain that traditional historical date by history, conclusion can be reached that Chi-Cai-Shi-Mo of the historical records of Song dynasty is the official evil said for Manichaeism. Up till to the Southern Song dynasty, due to curb illegal religious needs, the official expanded for Chi-Cai-Shi-Mo. Buddhists and Daoists think it is illegal religious. So the relationship between the Manichaeism and Chi-Cai-Shi-Mo became can not been understood. In the past, scholars thought Er-hui-zi and Jin-gang-chan in Southern Song dynasty is name of secret religions. But it is name of spell of Manichaean practice. In the atmosphere of strongly forbidden Chi-Cai-Shi-Mo in Southern Song, Manichaeism to force to protect themselves, to family-style and master-style transform. And this feature is being used by leader of Peasant Uprising. So, the Manichaeism is closely related to Peasant Uprising moment during Song and Yuan Dynasties.