Observe The Changes Of The Belief In Gods In Wudi From The Rearranged Mirror Of The Gods And Beasts

The rearranged of shinj?ky? style of bronze mirror originated in Sunwu area and was popular from the late Eastern Han dynasty to Six Dynasties.It used the technique of high relief and the layout of the rearranged mirror in the same direction to present the scene of the gods.The emergence of the schema of gods in shinj?ky? was closely related to the early Taoist worship and the changes of belief in immortals among the Han people.However,the images of immortals in the rearranged of shinj?ky? are very similar,the identity of the deities could only be inferred by combining the directions implied by the four deities in the mirror with the literature.Therefore,it makes the study of the rearranged of shinj?ky? become difficult.The shinj?ky? has been popular in southern China for more than 400 years.There are various types with their own development sequence.This paper starts with images,put the rearranged of shinj?ky? into the whole historical process of the development of the shinj?ky?.This paper analyzes the image sources of the early shinj?ky? and the changes in the process of transmission and try to restore the developing process of the rearrangement of shinj?ky? in Wu area.Therefore,the historical background of the emergence and the disappearance of the rearrangement of shinj?ky? could be further discussed.At the same time,the changes of Wu people's belief in immortals could be reflected through this paper.