The Research On The Belief In The God Of Expelling Locusts Since Southern Sung Dynasty

As one of the crucially traditional folk belief, the belief in the God of expelling locusts has as a long history. China as an agricultural country, has the most profound tradition of dependenting on natural environment. the locust is an outstanding enemy of agriculture, but because of the limitations of historical conditions, the level of skill, and the people's thinking, the ancients can do nothing about it. In turns,they begged blessings of the the God of expelling locusts under the animism inspiring.This article puts emphasis on study the cultural belief in the the God of expelling locusts from sociology and histroy level. Then teasing out the transformation of the belief in the God of expelling locusts since the Southern Song Dynasty, and making a thorough inquiry into the cultural reason and social psychology behind it, as well as the forms of the beliefs and ceremonieseds rooted in public daily life.