平潭区域社会变迁与妈祖信仰发展

Social Changes in Pingtan Area and Development of Mazu Belief

妈祖信仰至迟在明代已传入平潭,明代倭患直接影响到妈祖信仰的发展。清代平潭妈祖信仰获得显著发展。海坛水师、县丞移驻,为妈祖信仰的发展提供了稳定的社会环境。妈祖信仰的发展还与地方官员、绅耆特别是海坛水师的积极提倡有关。民国至20世纪70年代期间,平潭妈祖信仰的发展整体处于低潮。民国时期社会动荡,战争频繁,在崇尚科学、破除迷信的社会风气下,妈祖信仰的发展遭遇曲折。改革开放以来,随着经济的快速发展,社会秩序的安定,特别是平潭作为对台综合试验区,妈祖文化渐呈现复兴态势,在两岸交流合作中的桥梁纽带作用亦日益凸显。

Mazu belief has been introduced to Pingtan in Ming Dynasty,and the Ming Dynasty’s suffering of Japanese pirates for operating in coastal waters there directly affected the development of Mazu belief.In Qing Dynasty Pingtan Mazu belief had achieved remarkable development.The Haitan Navy and the county magistrate’s location provided a stable social environment for the development.It was also related to the active promotion of local officials,gentries,especially the Haitan Navy.During the period from the Republic of China to the 1970s,the development of Pingtan Mazu beliefs was at a low ebb.During the Republic of China,due to social unrest and frequent wars,the development of Mazu beliefs suffered twists and turns under the social atmosphere of advocating science and breaking superstition.Since the reform and opening up,with the rapid development of the economy and the stability of the social order,as a comprehensive experimental zone against Taiwan,Mazu culture in Pingtan has gradually shown a renaissance,and played the role of bridges in cross-strait exchanges.