妈祖信仰国际化文化形态与形成原因

Culture Type and Forming Reason of the internationalization of Mazu Culture

妈祖信仰国际传播是"一带一路""民心相通"工程的重要组成部分,而落实"一带一路"新国策是实现这个目标的重要途径。妈祖缘起莆田的湄洲岛,一千多年来,妈祖信仰已成为沿海、沿江、沿河人们的精神之魂,所以当下全世界有近万所妈祖庙,有2亿多信众,2009年已经成为世界级非遗保护项目。从中国史籍、考古学发现和五大洲妈祖信仰的现状,梳理了妈祖信仰国际化的诸种文化形态;泰国的妈祖信仰主要是中国的广东潮汕人传播的,从当地有代表性的妈祖庙的信仰情况,分析其体现了中国儒、道、释共祀一庙的宗教传统与当地宗教逐步地融合在一起才根深叶茂的文化原因;从妈祖在海难中对中外船员的精神激励和其道德教化的普世性论述了妈祖信仰国际传播的文化开放性;论证了以妈祖信仰为精神旗帜的海上丝绸之路基础是人类科技成就的交流与融合。

International communication of Mazu belief is an integral part of One Belt And One Road and People-to-people Bonds project.To implement the projects is an important channel to reach the goal.Originates from Meizhou island of Putian,Mazu belief has been the spirit of people along the sea,river and lake after 1,000 years.Now there are more than 10,000 Mazu temples and more than 200 million followers in the world.Mazu belief has been world protection program of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009.The thesis analysis 4 parts as follows:firstly,variety cultural forms of international Mazu belief through Chinese historical records,archaeological findings and current situation of Mazu belief in 5 continents;secondly,cultural reasons for the integration of Confucianism,Buddhism,Taoism and local religion through the belief situation in representative Mazu temples in Thailand where Cantonese preach their religion firstly;thirdly,cultural opening of international communication of Mazu belief through the spiritual motivation for sailors in marine perils and the universality of its morality;lastly,the basis of Maritime Silk Road,which takes Mazu belief as the spiritual flag,lies in the communication and merging of scientific and technological achievements of human beings.