江西都昌县丧葬仪程及其文化探析

An Analysis of Funeral Rituals and Their Culture in Duchang County, Jiangxi Province

摘要: 都昌县作为江西省九江市下属县之一，其丧葬文化是一种独特丰富的文化现象。其中，都昌的丧葬习俗在当地民众中占有重要的地位，在丧葬过程中包括许多具有地方特色的丧葬仪程，如“把信、参凶、买水、做夜斋、散花、引灵、关山、降乩”等，这些丧葬仪程不仅是都昌人们精神生活的一部分，更反映了当地人民的风俗民情、价值观念、文化传承以及文化底蕴。文章将介绍农村殡葬文化改革前传统的都昌丧葬习俗仪程，并对其文化内涵进行探讨，希望在继续推进农村丧葬改革的过程中，对当地地方更好地推行中央对农村殡葬改革工作有所启示，处理农村丧葬仪程的存续与治理问题时需要考虑其背后所蕴藏的文化价值。

Abstract: As one of the subordinate counties of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, Duchang County’s funeral culture is a unique and rich cultural phenomenon. Among them, funeral customs in Duchang oc-cupy an important position among local people. In the process of burial, many funeral rituals with local characteristics spread, such as “sending letters, participating in evil spirits, Mai Shui, doing night fasting, San Hua, inviting spirits, Guan Shan, shaming spirits”, etc. These funeral rituals are not only a part of the spiritual life of people in Duchang. It also reflects the local people’s customs, values, cultural inheritance and cultural deposits. This paper will introduce the traditional funeral customs in Duchang before the rural funeral culture reform, and discuss its cultural connotation, hoping that in the process of continuing to promote the rural funeral reform, the local government can better carry out the reform of rural funeral, and the cultural value behind it should be considered when dealing with the survival and management of rural funeral rites.