民间信仰与地方社会的历史文化构成--以闽北樟湖蛇崇拜为考察中心

Folk Beliefs and the Historical and Cultural Composition of Local Society--Taking the snake worship in Zhanghu Lake in northern Fujian as the investigation center

蛇崇拜作为闽北樟湖当地独具特色的民间信仰,其形成过程深深嵌套在了闽越土著人群与入闽汉人融合过程之中。而“以舟为车”的生活方式以及“以船为生”的船民群体则是蛇王连公“水神”性质的直接来源。过往对樟湖蛇崇拜的研究多依靠对当地的田野调查,不仅局限了视野,也造成对文献资料的忽视。通过对地方志、文集等史料的文献梳理,将其放在地方社会中重新进行阐释,从中解读出樟湖地方社会的历史文化构成,并探讨观察和审视当下民间信仰蜕变的地方社会视角。

Snake worship,as a unique folk belief in Zhanghu lake in northern Fujian,is deeply embedded in the integration process between the Minyue indigenous people and the Minhan people.The life style of"boat as vehicle"and the boat people group of"boat for a living"are the direct sources of the nature of"water God"of the snake king.In the past,the study of snake worship in Zhanghu lake mostly relied on local fieldwork,which not only limited the field of vision,but also caused the negligence of literature materials.Through sorting out the local chronicles,collections and other historical materials,this paper re-interprets them in the local society,and interprets the historical and cultural composition of the local society in Zhanghu.