海神妈祖信仰传播与造像艺术探略

Study on the Spread of Mazu Belief and its Sculpture Art

妈祖是我国东南沿海民众信奉影响最大的民间神袛,被誉为海上保护神,至今仍香火鼎盛、长盛不衰。目前,在民间遗留下来大量的历代妈祖雕像是研究历史上妈祖信仰传播的重要实圽资料,具有极高的文物价值,如何对这些民间神像进行科学鉴定和价值评估具有十分重要的意义。

Mazu is the most influential folklore goddess in the southeast coast of China, known as the sea goddess. At present, there were large numbers of Mazu statues left, and later become the important materials for study the spread of Mazu belief in history. It is of great significance to make scientific evaluation and value assessment of folklore gods.