台湾戏神雷海青信仰研究

On the Belief of Drama God Lei Haiqing in Taiwan

明清以来,在台湾移民社会的形成过程中,各种戏剧纷纷传入台湾。雷海青成为了台湾的主要戏神。雷海青信仰反映了台湾民间戏曲的渊源流派及民众的信仰习俗,具有行业性、混杂性和虚构附会性等特点。雷海青的个人德行和民众的生活需要造就了雷海青信仰的兴盛。

Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the formation of Taiwan immigrant society, many kinds of drama spread to Taiwan. Lei Haiqing became Taiwan＇s main drama god. The belief of Lei Haiqing reflected the original school of Taiwan folk drama and custom of populace＇s belief, and was characterized by professionalism, miscellaneity and fiction. Its prosperity resulted from Lei Haiqing＇s individual moral caliber and the need of populace＇s life.