浅析许真君崇奉活动参与者的演变——以江西南昌新建地区为个案

On Evolution of Participants in XU Zhen-jun’s Worshipping Activities: a Case Study of Xinjian District of Nanchang County,Jiangxi Province

许真君信仰是对道教四大天师之一的许逊及其创建的道教净明派的崇祀行为。作为活跃于江西大部及云贵川部分地区、以南昌新建区西山万寿宫为祖庭的道教一支,道教净明派对江西地方历史与文化的演进发生过重要影响。隋唐以前,许真君的崇奉者多为社会底层,文化程度比较低;隋唐时期,许真君的崇奉者士庶群集,但仍然以社会底层为主;宋以降至清,许真君受到官方重视,其崇奉者士庶群集,但官方背景的文人为主;进入民国后,失去官方背景的许真君信仰逐渐衰落,崇奉者复归于社会底层民众。

The worship of Xu Zhenjun,one of the four great masters of Taoism's belief is the worship behavior of Xu Xun,and the Jingming School of Taoism.As a branch of Taoism active in most parts of Jiangxi Province and parts of Yunnan,Guizhou and Sichuan provinces,with Xishan Longevity Palace as the ancestral court in Xinjian District of Nanchang,Taoism Jingming had an important influence on the evolution of local history and culture in Jiangxi Province.Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties,Xu Zhenjun's worshipers were mostly from the bottom of the society,with a relatively low level of education.From the Song Dynasty down,Xu Zhenjun was paid more attention by the government.His worshipers were mainly literati with official background.After entering the Republic of China,The worship of Xu Zhenjun gradually declined without official support,and the worshipers are mainly the people at the bottom of the society again.