闽台妈祖古庙运签的主要类型

Categories of Fortune Lots in Fujian-Taiwan Mazu Ancient Temples

闽台地区供奉妈祖的信仰香火向来兴盛,而上庙求签之举在华人社会虽已时贯千余载,至今尚仍历久不衰。是故,本文的研究对象,乃以闽台数百年来历代的妈祖古庙所采行之运签为主,并参考相关的文物古籍、文献资料,期能以此非全面普查式的重点类型研究,概括梳理出妈祖信仰分布最密集的闽台妈祖宫庙所采运签之主要组别、特色,进而探讨影响签诗传播演变的因素。

Beseeching fortune lots in temple has been a ceaseless religious convention for over one thousand years in Chinese society. It is particularly exemplified in Fujian and Taiwan Provinces, where Mazu cult is the most intensively disseminated. This paper, featuring weight-bearing analysis rather than full-scale survey, aims to classify and characterize the fortune lots that have been used in ancient Mazu temples of Fujian and Taiwan. Additionally, it intends to explore the factors behind distribution and evolution of these fortune lots. The research scope, therefore, focuses on the fortune lots that have been in use for more than hundreds of years in ancient Mazu temples of both provinces. Other evidence to supplement this study includes relevant historical relics, early printed books, and manuscripts.