嶗(lao)(lao)山民間(jian)故(gu)(gu)(gu)事(shi)(shi)的(de)內容大(da)致包括“神(shen)話(hua)”、“傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo)”、“故(gu)(gu)(gu)事(shi)(shi)”等幾方面,涵蓋自然(ran)變化神(shen)話(hua)、英雄神(shen)話(hua)、歷史人(ren)(ren)物傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo)、宗教(jiao)人(ren)(ren)物傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo)、仙道傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo)、山川傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo)、特(te)產(chan)傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo)、鬼狐精怪故(gu)(gu)(gu)事(shi)(shi)、動物故(gu)(gu)(gu)事(shi)(shi)、生(sheng)活故(gu)(gu)(gu)事(shi)(shi)、機智人(ren)(ren)物故(gu)(gu)(gu)事(shi)(shi)等5600余個。受自然(ran)、地理(li)環境和道教(jiao)文(wen)化的(de)影響,在嶗(lao)(lao)山的(de)當(dang)地民間(jian)故(gu)(gu)(gu)事(shi)(shi)中(zhong),數量最多且(qie)最有(you)嶗(lao)(lao)山特(te)色(se)的(de)當(dang)推(tui)風物傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo)、宗教(jiao)人(ren)(ren)物傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo)、鬼狐精怪故(gu)(gu)(gu)事(shi)(shi)和海洋故(gu)(gu)(gu)事(shi)(shi)。
嶗山(shan)(shan)民(min)間故事具有(you)鄉土大眾文(wen)化(hua)與(yu)山(shan)(shan)海文(wen)化(hua)交(jiao)匯(hui)相(xiang)融(rong)的特(te)征,并在世俗文(wen)化(hua)與(yu)宗教文(wen)化(hua)的相(xiang)互滲透中不斷演進(jin),地域特(te)色鮮(xian)明。具有(you)較(jiao)高的歷(li)史價值、文(wen)學價值。