试论漳州的关帝信仰

On the Faith of Lord Guanyu in Zhangzhou

关帝虽曾先后被道教、佛教纳入其神灵体系中作正神崇拜,但关帝信仰在漳州地区却体现出鲜明的民间信仰特征,不仅体现在很多庙宇的众神并祀上,而且其世俗化、人性化的倾向亦充分体现了民间信仰的草根性、民众性。同时,漳州的关帝信仰还与当地的社会变迁及经济发展密切相关。

Lord Guanyu has been admitted by both Taoism and Buddhism into their theologies, being worshipped as a god. Despite that, the Faith of Guanyu in the Zhangzhou area takes up a strong feature of terrestrial belief, which is not only reflected by the fact of his parallel worship with other gods in many temples and shrines, but also by the trends of proliferation and humanism in practice. These features also highlight the broad basis and the popularity of the Faith of Guanyu. At the same time, the close relationship between the Faith of Guanyu and local social transfers and economic development is also revealed in this study.