日本传统祭祀活动的现代社会功能

Modern Social Functions of Japanese Traditional Sacrifices

以传统地域共同体为载体建立起来的日本传统祭祀活动在构建现代型地域共同体过程中具有非常重要的作用。由丰富的文化内涵、共同参与、仪式性、非日常性等众多元素构成的祭祀系统在居民社区内产生强大的向心力,在潜移默化中,实现居民对传统文化的共有、感情和心情的共有,从而在居民与社区、居民与居民之间建立牢固的情感纽带,营造社区共同体氛围。其本质是基于生产关系的传统共同性向观念共同性的转变。

Traditional Japanese sacrifices practiced in conventional regional communities have played an important role in the process of building modem regional communities. The conventional fete system containing abundant essential factors such as cultural connotation, joint participation, rituality and non-dailiness produces a strong centripetal force in the resident community. With a subtle influence, it is bringing about the shared conventional culture, feelings and emotions among residents. Therefore, some strong emotional bonds will be established between communities and residents and among residents. In essence, it is a process that transforms the commonness of conventions to that of conceptions on the basis of productive relations.