日治時期羅東地方菁英與奠安宮發展

Local Elite and the develop of Den An Temple During the Japanese Colonial Period in Loudong

位於羅東的奠安宮，為羅東地區最重要的廟宇之一，前身為清代五穀王廟，後因鹿埔調訓宮主神玄天上帝神像因故停駐羅東，成為奠安宮鎮殿主神。每年三月初三玄天上帝聖誕日更成為了羅東最具代表性的地方宗教文化節慶。考究其原因，除了奠安宮本身的特殊神話性質之外，最重要是在羅東地方菁英的支持下，讓奠安宮成為當地的信仰中心。至於這些地方菁英為何要支持奠安宮，不外乎就是提高自身的象徵資本，尤其是在日治時期，羅東街變成新興的商業城市時，這些地方菁英即是通過對奠安宮的支持，來提高自身的身價。

Den-An Temple, located in Loudong Township, is one of the most important temples in Luodong. Its predecessor is Wu-gu-wang temple in Qing Dynasty. Because of the statue of Xuanwu (god) in Diao-Xun Temple, it stayed in Loudong and became the main god worshipped in Den-An Temple. The birth of Xuanwu (god) on March third becomes the most symbolic local religious festival in Loudong every year. By investigating the background, it was found out that besides the special myth behind, the support of Local elites is indispensable, and it also makes Den-An Temple to be the local religious center. As to the reasons why these gentries agree with Den-An Temple, it’s nothing more than raise the symbolic capital for themselves, which means a lot in Japanese occupation. When Loudong changed into a new commercial city, these Local elites boost in social status through the support toward Den-An Temple.