土族民间宗教中神职人员的调查与研究——以互助土族社区为例

Investigation and Study on Folk Clergy of Tu Nation——Take Tu Community in Huzhu County as Example

民间宗教是构成土族文化的主要支柱,土族民间宗教有着完整的象征体系、组织结构和仪式,对该民族社区的社会构成有着重要影响。而民间宗教中的神职人员有着独特的传承体系,在各种宗教仪式中扮演着不同的角色,他们不仅在促进个体的社会化、传承传统文化方面有着重要影响,与此同时,在促进该社区的社会价值整合,维护社会秩序,稳定和协调整个社区中发挥着重要功能。

The folk belief is a main pillar of Tu culture, which has a full symbolic system, organization and rites that has a great influence on its social organizing. The clergy of folk religion has a whole inheriting system, and play different roles in religious rites. They not only help to promote the process of individual＇s socialization and also to inherit the traditional culture. At the same time, they have positive influence on promoting the social value integration, maintaining the social stability and keeping the balance of the whole community.