论妈祖信仰与海上丝绸之路

Mazu Belief and Maritime Silk Road

论述宋代妈祖信仰的兴起与复杂的航海技术密切相关,是海上丝绸之路的时代产物,明代郑和下西洋在某种意义上是海上丝绸之路的顶峰。妈祖信仰与海上丝绸之路相伴而生,是"海丝"之路的精神支柱,妈祖庙则是"海丝"的物质载体和重要标志物。而在海上丝绸之路的最后一波——清初粤海关时代,设关通洋与妈祖信仰的传播发展,也起到了互相促进的作用。

The rise of Mazu belief in Song Dynasty is closely related to the complex navigation technology.It is the product of the era of the Maritime Silk Road.In the Ming Dynasty.Zheng He’s voyages to the Western Seas in Ming Dynasty was in a sense the peak of maritime Silk Road.Maritime Silk Road is accompanied by Mazu belief.Mazu belief is the spiritual pillar of the Maritime Silk Road,and Mazu Temple is the material carrier and important marker of it.In the last wave of the Maritime Silk Road-the era of Guangdong Customs in the early Qing Dynasty,the open of sea ban and the spread of Mazu belief also played mutually reinforcing roles.