新时期庙会中的水神信仰状况研究——以山西忻州为例

On the Status of Water God Belief of Temple Fair in New Period——taking Xinzhou of Shanxi Province as an Example

改革开放以来,庙会作为传承地方文化的载体重新回到人们的视野当中,其所承载的历史可见一斑。以山西忻州所属14县区的50个典型庙会的实证调查资料为主,以庙会中的水神信仰为突破口,探讨其典型的特征,以及在水神系统建构下,其与人、与社会之间互动。通过分析,认为水神在该地的社会地位有所下降,但水神信仰构建的社会体系依然在运作,尤其是在广大农村地区。

Since the Reform and Opening, the temple as a carrier of the inheritance of local culture return to the people’ s vision, which carries remarkable history data. This text on the basis of 50 typical temple Fair survey data from 14 counties of xinzhou, make the temple of Water God belief as a breakthrough point, discusses its typical characteristics, as well as the interaction with man and so-ciety under the construction system of water god. Investigation shows that water god drops in the social status, but the social system constructed under water God belief is still in operation, especially in the vast rural areas.