The Comparision In Worship Of Dragon Mother And Madam Xian
Abstract
Dragon Mother and Madam Xian were the two goddess who had an impact to the future generations that appeared in Lingnan region one after another.Dragon Mother was born in ZHOU or Qin era, her major activities were in the middle and lower reaches of Xijiang River,and he was the woman who born,grew,and died there.While Madam Xian experienced Liang, Chen, and Sui dynasties.In order to put down the rebellion,she traveled all over Lingnan area.They were both female. Dragon Mother was a common people in the lower class,while Madam Xian was one of the ruling class.Therefore,the formation of their beliefs were different.Dragon Mother was a bottom-up,the other was from top to bottom.As the water nymph, Dragon Mother's belief prevailed in Xijiang River,while Xian rosed from local God to Almighty one,and she was worship by the people in western Guangdong and Hainan region.In order to maintain unity and stability of the local community,successive dynasties continued to promote Dragon Mother.She,from madam to princess then empress,was finally the Goddess of the Water House,rising her status gradually.The other side,Xian was a madam from beginning to end.The article tried to explored all aspects of history of faiths between Dragon Mother and Madam Xian,from their life stories,similarities and differences during the formation and development of faith.
Key words:Dragon Mother , Madam Xian, Worship
