泰山歷代小說初探

凡是描繪發生在泰山的故事，或是關於泰山人的經歷、遭遇的小說皆可視為泰山小說。本文以《泰山歷代小說選》所選25篇為基礎，嘗試整理六朝至清代的泰山小說共38篇，論述其時代特色及演變的軌跡。六朝泰山小說多以泰山為人類死後依歸之處，證實鬼世界的存在。唐代加入封禪泰山為小說時代背景，政治意味較濃。宋代以後泰山小說出現愛情浪漫的內容，明清兩代除延續此風外，又增加了宗教內涵，如東嶽神公正不阿、強調因果報應的觀念、民眾遊山進香、崇拜泰山娘娘、泰山和尚及女尼生活等，對泰山環境、景物及活動的描寫也更詳盡可觀。

關鍵字

古典小說；東嶽神；封禪；泰山；泰山府君

並列摘要

The novels of Mt.Tai includes stories about the occurrences in Mt.Tai or the novels about the experiences encountered by the people in Mt.Tai. Based on the twenty-five articles in the book of The Selected Historical Novels of Mt.Tai, this article manages to extend its articles to thirty-eight ones, ranging from Six-Dynasties to Qing Dynasty, discussing each article its historical background and tracing their developments. The novels of Mt.Tai in the six- Dynasties featured Mt.Tai as a culminating place to present evidence to support there being a world of ghost. The novels of Mt.Tai in the Tang Dynasty had politically incorporated as historical backgrounds the fact that the Mt.Tai had been esteemed as the sacred mountain worshipped by emperors. Following the Song Dynasty, love and romantic affairs had emerged in the novels of Mt.Tai, a style which was followed by Ming and Qing Dynasties. In addition, the novels of Mt.Tai in Ming and Qing Dynasties had included the contents of religious sense, e. g, the God of the Dong Yue (Mt.Tai) has been regarded a divine being with upright justice, the concept of ＂karma＂, people going on a pilgrimage to Mt.Tai, worshipping the goddess of Mt.Tai, the livelihood of monks and nuns on the Mt.Tai, with a greater detail in describing the Mt.Tai towards its environment, viewing architecture and religious activities.