妈祖信仰与马来西亚华人社会——文化认同的视角

Mazu Believes and Chinese Community in Malaysia——Cultural Identity Aspect

以信仰为载体建构认同是一个复杂的社会文化现象。妈祖信仰是马来西亚华人的主要信仰之一,在传承中国传统文化,凝聚华人共同意识,组织华人参与集体生活等方面发挥着重要功能。在马来西亚种族多样、文化异质的多元社会里,妈祖信仰通过仪式、建立会馆组织等途径建构了华人的文化认同。

Taking believes as the carrier to construct the identity is a complex social and the cultural phenomenon. Mazu believes are part of the most important believes of Chinese in Malaysia. They have displayed the important function s in inheriting China traditional culture, condensing the Chinese people to identity together, organizing the Chinese people to participate in identity and group life and so on. Malaysian is a multi-dimensional society with diverse race and cultural heterogeneity. Mazu believes construct the Chinese people＇s cultural identity through the ceremony and profession guild in Malaysia.