妈祖信仰与儒家文化的互渗探析

Study on the Mutual Permeability of Mazu Belief and Confucian Culture

妈祖作为北宋以来的民间神明,发展至今已成为闽台及东南亚地区主要的民间信仰之一。作为一个具有强大生命力的民间神,它的功能表现在多个方面,而以其在整个社会结构中的功能和价值而言,它体现为对儒家文化的依附与融合性,并以广大的群众基础,成为联结大传统与小传统、上层文化与下层文化、精英阶层与普通大众的桥梁,从而凸显了其在社会结构中的意义与价值。

Since the Northern Song Dynasty, Mazu, a folk god, has become one of the main folk beliefs in Fujian, Taiwan and the Southeast Asia. As one of the folk gods with great vitality, its function is shown in multiple aspects. As far as the function and value in the structure of the whole society are concerned, it embodies the attachment to and fusion of Confucian culture, and based on the broad masses, it becomes the bridge connecting the big tradition and small one, the high culture and low one, the elite and general public, which highlights its significance and value in the social structure.