论舞水河流域妈祖信仰的形成

On the Origin of Matsu Belief in Wu River Basin

舞水河流域深处大西南山区,远离海滨,但却普遍存在着发源于莆田海滨、被沿海人民奉为海神的妈祖信仰。在梳理和考证相关文献的基础上,舞水河流域妈祖信仰至迟是在明末清初由福建移民与客商通过长江逆流而上、经沅水传入,并流行于清中后期;其形成原因与该流域内丰富的山林特产资源、优越的水运交通条件、明清时期社会经济的发展、福建会馆与天后宫的结合及妈祖自身的变化密切相关。与沿海妈祖信仰相比较,舞水河流域的妈祖信仰具有信仰群体的超区域性、神灵体系的杂糅性、庙宇建筑的商业性特征。

The Matsu belief, originated in Putian seaside and been regarded as the Poseidon. is widely widespread in Wu River basin, The basin refers to the depths of Southwest mountains, though far away from the seaside Based on the study of related literature, the author of this paper holds that the Matsu belief in Wu River basin was originated from the Fujian immigrants and merchants during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and then became popular in the late Ming dynasty, tts formation is due to the rich specialty resources in the local mountains, the watel~＇ay traffic conditions, socio - economic development of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. the combination of Fujian provincial guild and Matsu belief and Matsu changes. Compared with the coastal Matsu belief. Matsu belief in Wu River basin has the characteristics of super- regional faith community, the hybridity of gods system and the commercial temple architecture.