英文摘要 |
The ancient Folk-beliefs rituals of Chinese still exist in the contemporary, well-technology-developed society in Taiwan. People view the condition as the result of natural history development; however, if we do a deep research on it, it will turn out to be the outcome of wise choice made by ancient Chinese or religious leader of the time. First, the writer assumed that the traditional religious rituals of Chinese Folk-beliefs, after which were transplant into Taiwan, were influenced by cultural framework which was constructed from history, value system and society in Taiwan; furthermore, the integration between the rituals and cultural framework resulted in the change within inner meaning of rituals. If the Chinese religious rituals could well syncretize with local society, it would subsist and develop in that area; contrarily, it would shrink, fade, and be eliminated by the contemporary society. Therefore, Chinese religious rituals are live substances absorbing nutrients in the culture framework. In addition, the writer used the concept of syncretism of religion to research into these phenomena further; meanwhile, adopted the participant observation and depth interview to collect data of Folk-beliefs rituals such as ”flying phoenix”, ”spirit comfort”, ”star worship”, ”god's birth”, ”ancestors memorial”, ”request to god”, and ”lamp lighting”; moreover, compared the phenomena with former theories and study result to verify it. In conclusion, the study was designed to probe for three questions and search reasonable interpretations for them. First, what are the concrete pattern and inner meaning of syncretism of folk-beliefs rituals in Taiwan? Second, which major value system or social needs are linked up with this pattern? Third, what are the influences produced by syncretism of religious rituals? |