契约文书所见清末民国上饶葛仙庙的土地交易与民间信仰组织

Land Transaction and Folk Belief Organizations of Gexian Temple in Shangrao in the Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China as Seen in the Contract Documents

葛仙信仰遍及东南地区的江西、浙江、福建等省区,以葛仙山为中心的上饶地区有“村村都有葛仙庙”的说法。清光绪至民国年间的上饶县五十都赤石坂葛仙庙的土地、店房交易和交纳赋税文书,反映出赤石坂葛仙庙的产业受让、管理方式遵循一般的惯例;赤石坂葛仙庙在民间信仰组织的协调下,通过民间(商号和个人)捐助资金助其购买店房。同时,商人和店铺的捐资行为,从一个侧面反映出葛仙庙对一方商业街市的形成与发展的带动作用。

Gexian belief is found in Jiangxi,Zhejiang,Fujian and other provinces and regions in southeast China.There is a saying that"every village has its own Gexian Temple"in Shangrao,northeastern Jiangxi,with Gexian Mountain as the center.From the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China,the land and store transactions and tax payment documents of the Gexian Temple in Chishiban,Shangrao County,reflected that the industrial transfer and management of the Gexian Temple in Chishiban followed the general practice.Gexian Temple in Chishiban donated funds to help it buy shop houses through non-governmental(firms and individuals).At the same time,the donation behavior of businessmen and shops reflects the interaction between the Gexian Temple and the people based on secular life from one side.