礼俗互动视角下祈雨祭研究——以广胜寺镇水神祭祀为例

Study of Praying for Rain from the Perspective of Etiquette-Custom Interaction:A Case Study of the Water God Belief in Guangsheng Temple Town

一个地方的信仰和仪式的形成与发展都离不开礼俗互动的社会运行机制。水神信仰形成于日常生活中,人们普通以为其属于纯粹的民间信仰,但在民间的实践中,官方从未缺席。从广胜寺镇祭祀水神的案例看,官民之间在对待水神信仰的问题上并不是截然对立的,官方对当地水神文化的支持与引导,有助于水神信仰的发展,更有助于官方和民间的良好互动。

Local beliefs and ceremonies are formed and developed under the interactions of etiquette and custom in a region.The water god belief is formed in daily life,and therefore,people generally believe that it is a pure folk belief.However,officials have always been playing an important role in the practices of folk beliefs.It is concluded from the case of the water god belief in Guangsheng Temple Town that officials’attitudes toward the water god belief do not conflict with the beliefs of the people.Official support and guidance of local water god cultures are helpful for the development of water god beliefs and good interactions of officials and the people.