成廣澳天后宮媽祖信仰的傳說

The Legend of Tainhougong in Chenggong Township

本研究針對臺東縣成功鎮成廣澳天后宮媽祖信仰的由來，以口述歷史訪談與文獻分析的方法進行探究，希望在關心地方文化的前提下，能瞭解天后宮媽祖信仰的歷史建構過程。研究團隊於2014－2016年間在成功鎮與成廣澳進行田野調查與訪談，對象包括當時的解說志工、天后宮副主委以及為廟方提供解說資料的耆老，在整理了訪談結果後，與日治初期田代安定的報告文書、文史工作者所完成的信仰調查，及後續出版的《成功鎮志》相關篇章進行分析比對，我們發現一個不斷被改變、反覆建構的信仰傳說，我們對這些有關天后宮媽祖信仰由來的文獻持不同看法，文中我們提出相關的疑問試圖解開這個信仰的建構，說明一般民間信仰在年代已久又無法提供可信文獻、文物佐證下，民眾如何用自己的方式，建立了自己信仰的歷史傳說。

This study used oral historical interviews and literature analysis methods to investigate the origin of the Mazu belief in the Tainhougong of Chengguangao, Chenggong Township, Taitung County. From 2014 to 2016, the research team interviewed several local elders in Chenggong Township, including volunteer worker, deputy commissioners of the temple, and elders who provided commentary materials. After sorted out the interview results and analyzed related documents, we had found the origin of the Mazu belief was constantly being changed and re-constructed. We provided different opinions about that and tried to unravel the construction of the Mazu belief in the Tainhougong, Chenggong Township. It could be a common reality that in case of the folk religion or a temple had a very long history, it was impossible to provide reliable documents or relics, then people would use their own ways to construct the legend of their beliefs.