狰狞、辟邪、守护——中国吞口艺术研究综述
Fierce, Exorcising, and Guarding: A Review of the Research on Chinese Mouth Swallowing Art

吞口，是我国民间的一种辟邪物，其历史悠久，文化底蕴丰厚，主要流传于我国南部及西南部少数民族聚居区，但在北方汉族区域也有出现。随着历史的推移，各民族、地区逐渐形成独具本地特色的吞口形象，但其辟邪、纳吉的使用功能却从未改变。它是物质化的神灵象征，作为一种精神支柱，守卫着我国先民几千年的平安，是众多民族坚实的民俗信仰。本文以吞口为主要研究对象，通过对目前学术界相关研究的梳理与分析，从起源、功能、形象三方面，探究我国的吞口艺术。
Mouth Swallowing Art is a folk exorcism in China, with a long history and rich cultural heritage. It is mainly passed down in ethnic minority areas in the south and southwest of China, but it also ap-pears in Han ethnic areas in the north. With the passage of history, various ethnic groups and re-gions have gradually formed unique local swallowing images, but their functions in warding off evil spirits and promoting good fortune have never changed. It is a materialistic symbol of deities, serv-ing as a spiritual pillar to safeguard the safety of our ancestors for thousands of years, and is a solid folk belief of many ethnic groups. This article takes swallowing as the main research object, and ex-plores the art of swallowing in China from three aspects: origin, function, and image, through sorting and analyzing relevant research in the current academic community.