冯德英的革命历史小说《山菊花》围绕胶东乡村地区的革命活动展开叙述,借助宗教修辞的方式呈现出政治话语与民间信仰的双向互动。作家自觉遵循主流意识形态的思想向度对民间信仰进行了深刻改造,为政治话语寻找合情合理的言说前提;同时使严肃的政治革命获得相对通俗的诠释,从而更易引发读者共鸣,有效发挥小说的宣教功能。小说宗教修辞的运用具体表现在宗教空间的政治转化、宗教观念的政治阐释以及民间伦理的政治向度三个方面。
Feng Deying's revolutionary historical novel "Mountain Chrysanthemum" focuses on the revolutionary activities in Jiaodong rural area, and presents the two-way interaction between political discourse and folk belief with the help of religious rhetoric. The writer consciously follows the ideological direction of the mainstream ideology to carry on a profound transformation of the folk belief, to find a reasonable premise for political discourse; At the same time, it makes the serious political revolution get a relatively popular interpretation, which is easier to arouse readers' resonance and effectively play the missionary function of the novel. The use of religious rhetoric in novels is embodied in three aspects: the political transformation of religious space, the political interpretation of religious ideas and the political dimension of folk ethics.