民间信仰与区域社会空间秩序的建构——基于洪洞娥皇女英信仰的考察

Folk belief and the construction of the regional social spatial order:Based on the investigations on belief in Ehuang and Nüying in Hongdong county

目的揭示民间信仰在区域社会空间秩序中的建构作用。方法在田野考察与爬梳文献基础上,运用历史地理学和空间社会学理论,对区域社会空间秩序进行个案分析。结果研究从洪洞娥皇、女英信仰的空间区位和分布村落展开,得出民间信仰在经济互动、政治解读、文化熏染等方面发挥着空间秩序的建构作用。结论在传统中国北方大部分区域,民间信仰的建构作用大于解构作用。

Aim To reveal the folk beliefs＇ role in the construction of the regional social spatial order. Methods On the basis of on-the-spot investigations and literature review, the theories of historical geography and space sociology are used, case analysis is made on the regional social space order. Results The space location and rural distribution of the belief in Ehuang and Ntiying in Hongdong county are studied, that folk beliefs have made a key role in the construction of the regional social spatial order in the economic interaction, political interpretation and cultural edification. Conclusion Traditionally the construction effect of folk beliefs is greater than the deconstruction effect in most part of northern area in China.