史料是一切历史研究的基础。掌握丰富的资料，占有第一手文献；对文献资料条分缕析、认真辨析；既要有共时性的思维，也要有历时性的认识，都是历史研究者应具备的基本能力与素养。《云南15种特有民族古代史料汇编》这一成果，表现了编者严谨的治学态度和坚韧不拔的精神。汇编收集文献资料较为完整，文献的编排亦为合理，同时具有很强的学术性，对于进一步推进云南边疆民族史研究的深度和广度，颇具重要意义，其可谓当前深化西南边疆民族史研究的钥匙之一。
The traditional folk beliefs of Jingpo embody the pursuit of life and the ethically moral concepts. Since the 1950s，the traditional folk beliefs of Jingpo have been studied in detail. The main points of view are about the beliefs of “ghosts”，“gods”，“ghosts and gods”，“sprits”，“deity” and “human ghosts” and then on. In this paper，the traditional folk beliefs of Jingpo ethnic group are systematically sorted out and commented.
| Keywords： | CategoryTraditional Folk BeliefsJingpo |
