“熟悉”的祖先与“陌生”的神明——雷州半岛雷祖神祭祀结构研究

Familiar Ancestors and Unfamiliar Gods: A Case Study on Leizu Sacrifice Structure in Leizhou Peninsula

基于雷州半岛的田野调查材料,在结构主义视角下从神灵、祭品和信众三个层面对该地区雷祖信仰呈现出的亦神亦祖现象进行解剖,揭示了雷祖信仰背后存在的神/祖、男/女、熟/生的二元结构,并说明父系血缘群体垄断着对火的历史记忆是导致这种二元结构生成的内在机制,提醒学术界在对中国民间信仰进行研究时要特别注意中国传统文化中关于火的象征意义,创新民间信仰研究的范式。

Based on the data from field investigation in Leizhou peninsula, the present study analyzed Leizu belief on ancestors and gods from the structural perspective of gods, sacrificial offerings and public belief. The results revealed the ancestors and gods of Leizu belief, the dualistic structure between males and females, and ripeness and rawness. Additionally, the results also showed that the memory of fire of groups with paternal blood caused the internal mechanism of the development of dualistic structure. Therefore, it could be important to pay more attention to the symbolic significance of fire and the innovative pattern of folk belief while studying on the folk beliefs in China.