民间宗教信仰中的国家意识和乡土观念——以潮汕双忠公崇拜为例

National Consciousness and Provincialism in Folk Religious Beliefs

“双忠公”是潮汕乡村庙宇中最常见的神之一。潮汕地区的“双忠公”神信仰开始于北宋。在宋元之交与明清之交 ,这一民间信仰在该地有快速的流播。而潮州的官师、士绅、乡民对“双忠公”神的象征意义却有着复杂的理解。该文试图通过审视不同历史时期这三个社会阶层对待“双忠公”神的态度 ,了解民间宗教信仰中的国家意识和乡土观念 。

Shuang Zhong Gong is one of the most common gods in the country temples in Chaozhou Shantou region The believer in the god in the region began in the Northern Song Dynasty During the period between the Southern Song and Yuan Dynasties and that between the Ming and Qing Dynasties,this folk belief was spread quickly in the region But government officials,gentry and villagers had complex comprehension of the symbolic significance of the god Through examining the attitudes of these three classes toward the god Shuang Zhong Gong in different periods,this paper tries to find out the national consciousness and provincialism in folk religious beliefs,and the complicated interactive relationship between state power and local society reflected by such beliefs.