The Witch Cultural Connotation Research Of The Bronze Masks Of Guanghan Sanxingdui

At present,the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui were unearthed a total of 25 pieces (the eyes of three of the bronze masks assume bulging and columnar called "Zongmu" modelling.In some books, they’re classified as beast masks, but I think that the shapes of the three "Zongmu" masks are the same as the man masks.The profiles of them all show "Uv,there"re perforations up and down the backside of the masks too,and their facial features are similar to the man masks.These indicate that the purpose and function of the three "Zongmu" masks are the same with the man masks. And these "Zongmu’" masks viewed different from the beast masks which unearthed from the Sanxingdui sacrificial pit on2.so 1 class them to man masks), the 25 pieces of the Bronze Masks were unearthed in 1986 in the sacrificial pit No. land No.2 of the ancient city of Sichuan Guanghan Sanxingdui Ruins.which are the producted by the ancient Shu people in the late Shang Dynasty, are the product of the witch culture of the ancient Shu.The characteristics and the way of using of the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui which has a distinct regional characteristic.has obvious differences with the bronze masks in the other parts in our country.According to the archaeological excavations,in Chow period the modelling of the structure of the masks only appeared in the ancient Shu area,revealed that the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui should be the product of local ancient Shu culture.their images reflect the ideological content of local culture should be derived from the ancient Shu. At the same time,where the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui buried are the ancient Shu people of witchcraft ceremony after the burial place of worship supplies,they are the component of the ancient shu magic ceremony.And the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui themselfves legacy have traces of witchcraft rituals,in the ancient Shu magic ceremony is used as a prop or offerings.And in other parts of China witch culture, in magic ceremony,masks are not a simple decorations or exhibit.usually are endowed with specific meaning,have specific functions.in order to help the wizard completed witchcraft behaviour,do magic.So the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui and other areas of the bronze masks contain witch cultural factors,have the religious culture characteristics, are endowed with specific cultural meaning and function.The difference is that the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui are products of the primitive religion of ancient Shu culture.they illuminate the Ideological and cultural content which created by the ancient Shu ancestors living in the northeast of the Chengdu plain in late Shang dynasty.Therefore. they contain the cultural meanings and the embodiment of the function.they are the ancient Shu primitive belief and witchcraft ceremony content and the purpose of reflection.On this basis, combining with the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui modelling style, the ancient Shu primitive religion, the ancient Shu witch culture characteristics and political background, can push the cultural meanings and functions of primitive religion of the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui which with hirame and which with columnar eyes.Among them, the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui which with hirame are symbol of late Shang period Sanxingdui ancient city of the ruling class in Yufu clan ancestral spirits through the ages.And the different sizes of the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui which with hirame show the status of high and low points again,the mask size is, the greater the status is,one of the largest Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui which with hirame type A man mask should be Yufu clan’s oldest ancestor god.The Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui which with columnar eyes symbol king of ancient Shu the clan of the ghost, the largest Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui which with columnar eyes type Eb has the highest position, should be the founding king of Shu silkworms gathering.The largest Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui which with columnar eyes type Ea are the founding kins of Shu silkworms gathering after subsequent Kings.At the same time by the Sanxingdui culture meaning of the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui, the ancestor worship in ancient Shu religious culture has integrated, adjust social group ideology of ancient Shu culture.As the Yufu’s ruling class to set up and believe in the ancient Shu each clan ancestor god silkworm CongShi recognized, build each clan consanguinity and emotional connection, thus strengthening the ideological and emotional resonance between clan, to promote the unity of the clan, guarantee the stability of the ancient Shu society.In addition, the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui in witchcraft ceremony held sacrificial pit No.1 and "No.2 in the use and purpose, tthe Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui are wizard icons and the ancient Shu spirit communication medium, as an offering with wizard icons are sacrifice.Their specific function are to make each clan, the ancient Shu people believe wizard icons have passed the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui in another world to gods successfully communicate their wishes.Although from a scientific perspective, the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui are just an ordinary bronze objects, do not have any power, magic ceremony nor repel the flood.But in the scientific and cultural level is very backward in the early qin period, primitive belief is the only basis for interpretation of natural phenomenon and social phenomenon, magic ceremony is the most effective way to prevention and control of natural disasters.Reason from the ideology of the ancient Shu people, the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui symbol of ancient Shu ancestral spirits, wizard icons wearing Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui must have the power to the ancient Shu ancestral spirits, can communicate with the gods to enter the world of the gods, the gods help the ancient Shu people repel floods.Idol of the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui and wizard magic ceremony soothed the ancient Shu ancestors for fear of natural disasters, reduce the ability of the ruling class rule.To say the Bronze Masks of Sanxingdui in witchcraft ceremony are in the exercise of the functions of the ancient Shu are enclosed within the walls of a kind of psychological hint, satisfy all levels of the ancient Shu people desire to communicate with the gods sheltered psychological demand, reached a stable social order and consolidate the social function of the kingdom.