职业群体与民间信仰的建构——一个东南渔港“九使”信仰的田野调查

Professional Groups and the Construction of Folk Beliefs——A Field Survey on the Belief of“Jiushi”in a Southeast Fishing Port

地方民间信仰的建构过程与地方社会中的职业群体及其伦理观念有着紧密联系。作为东南渔港沙埕社区社会结构关系中的主要职业群体,商人群体和渔民群体在以九使信仰为核心的民间信仰体系建构过程中发挥着关键作用。商人群体在借助“九使”信仰来整合地方社会以形成共同体意识的同时,也促使九使信仰成为划分职业群体或地域认同的一个隐性标志。通过考察地方社会不同职业群体的特征及其之间的互动关系,可以呈现地方民间信仰体系的建构过程与社区化过程。

The construction process of local folk belief is closely related to the professional groups and their ethical concepts in local society.As the main professional groups in the social structure of Shacheng community in Southeast fishing port,merchants and fishermen play a key role in the construction of the folk belief system based on the belief of“Jiushi”.The merchant groups integrate the local society to form the sense of community through the belief of“Jiushi”,and also make a hidden sign to divide the professional group or regional identity.By studying the characteristics of different professional groups in local society and the interaction between them,we can see the construction process and community process of local folk belief system.