民间信仰研究的“中层理论”探析

Exploring of Middle Range Theory in Folk Beliefs Research

我国学界对于民间信仰的分析理论一直沿用西方宗教人类学的理论,但学界已清晰地认识到这种粗线条的理论应用无法准确全面地反映我国大众民间信仰的真实情况。为此,强调西方宗教人类学相关理论的本土化,通过大量本土研究提炼出更具实践意义的"中层理论",是民间信仰研究取得长足发展的关键步骤之一。在民间信仰的生成、结构、组织、研究方法等问题上国内外学者已经有了很多互动,正在推动"中层理论"的进一步丰富。

The academic theory for the folk beliefs inside has been followed the Western classical theory of religious anthropology,but scholars have clearly recognized that such a broad-brush theory can not accurately reflect the real situation of China＇s overall public folk beliefs and related issues.So,emphasizing the localization of anthropological theories of Western religions,＂middle range theory＂extracted by a large number of indigenous research with more practical significance,it is one of the key steps in folk belief research improving.On the generation,structure,organization,research methods and problems,scholars have a lot of interaction,we are promoting further enrich the＂middle-theory＂.