全球化下的地方性：臺南西港刈香中的時間、空間與村際網絡

Locality at Large:Time，Space，and Inter-Village Networks in Tainan’s Saikang Koah-hiu Procession

地方與全球化的關係是什麼？地方能否抗拒資本的流動？本文藉由提出與經驗性檢驗「大型地方性」的概念，嘗試以新的角度來理解漢人民間信仰大型區域性聯庄活動在當代社會裏的意義與位置。

What is the relationship between locality and globalization？Can locales resist the flow of capital？By using the concept”locality at large”, this paper tries to examine these issues empirically，and tries to shed light on the ”very big”inter－village communal festivals within the Han Chinese folk religion within the modern global arena.