銅鑼鄉宗教組織的社會面向

Abstract

Tonnies以相同的空間和不同的時間做比較，發現社□關係的形成是奠基在共同的利益上，包括了友誼、信仰、價值、同業團體等。本論文欲以信仰探討位於銅鑼鄉兩個不同的地區，在相同的時間內的社□關係的形成與整合，比較鄉內兩個地區的地理環境、拓墾及宗教信仰的整合過程，來認識銅鑼鄉的社會面向。透過田野調查以質性研究的參與觀察方式及對社區內的宗教發展脈絡做深度訪談式的書寫。 本研究採用涂爾幹的社會觀點，來看宗教儀式的社會意義，引用岡田謙的祭祀範圍作為社群大小的界線，林美容和張珣的研究擴大宗教的視野，及林秀幸社群的象徵意義的內涵為取向。首先從認識銅鑼鄉的地理位置開始，從流域間的地理環境、拓墾的歷史與宗教的組織做較深入了解的開端，進而發現兩個不同的區域，各自發展出自己的文化特色。另外從田野調查的成果發現，社群﹙community﹚形成後，社群的整合是不會停止，他透過象徵體現出其集體意願，而媽祖婆即為銅鑼鄉社群體的象徵物。

By comparing the same space at different times, Tonnies found that the social community relationship is formed based on common interests, including friendship, beliefs, values and groups of the same trade. Based on folklore religions, this study investigated the formation and integration of the social community relationship of two different regions in Tunglo Township, within the same timeframe, and compared the integration process of the geographic environment, exploitation and religious beliefs of the two regions, so as to better understand Tongluo Township in terms of its social dimension. At the same time, the study also conducted a field survey using qualitative research methods (participation and observation) and in-depth interviews to record the development context of the religions in the communities. The study examined the social meaning of religious rituals according to Emile Durkheim’s social point of view, and used the sacrificial scope defined by a Japanese scholar, Ken Okada, to determine the size of a social community. At the same time, the study also referred to the research conducted by Mei-Jung Lin and Hsun Chang to broaden its religious vision, and used the symbolic meaning of social community developed by Hsiu-Hsing Lin as an orientation. Starting from the geographical position of Tunglo Township, the study probed the river basin’s geographic environment, exploitation history and religious organizations to further understand how the two different regions could develop their own distinctive cultures. On the other hand, the field survey found that, after community formation, community integration will never stop, because collective intention may appear with the presence of a symbolic icon. The symbolic icon of the social communities in Tunglo Township is Goddess Mazu.