Theogony And The Social Function Of Paintings For Rituals Of Water-and-Land Service

Paintings for Ritual of Water-and-land Service is the figure of immortals which have been invited, when people perform the rituals of Water-and-Land Service. Paintings for Ritual of Water-and-land Service belong to Chinese ancient paintings of religion. The naissance and development of Ritual of Water-and-land Service brought about the naissance of Paintings for Ritual of Water-and-land ServiceThis thesis deals with three primal problems mainly on Paintings for Ritual of Water-and-land Service: the naissance of Paintings for Ritual of Water-and-land Service; development of the theogony in Paintings for Ritual of Water-and-Land Service; Social function of Paintings for Ritual of Water-and-land Service.On basis of research results of other scholars, This thesis demonstrate two opinions by interrelated literature information, at first: development of the theogony in Paintings for Ritual of Water-and-Land Service has been effected Taoism theogony unceasingly; the second: Paintings for Ritual of Water-and-land Service have important social function, which work depending on psychological emotion of adoration and fear of believer.