闽西客家地区的妈祖信仰

闽西客家山区,远离海滨,不知海舶为何物,但却普遍信仰发源莆田海滨、被沿海人民奉为海神的妈祖。本文对这个问题作了具体探讨,认为妈祖信仰传到客家山区后,对原有信仰形态有继承有改造,其被客家山区人民通过多种途经、多种方法、多种因素改造过的一种信仰形态,即传统妈祖信仰的变异形态。

Mazu Belief in Hakkas Region of West Fujian Province

Hakkas-speaking region of west Fujian Province is a mountain area far away fromthe sea, and people there generally believe in Mazu, a sea-god worship originated inPutian sea side and worshiped later by the people living along the bank.How to explainthis strange fact?This paper gives an answer for it: after Mazu Belief transmitted intoHakkas region, it became a new worship form which was transformed by various waysby Hakkas people living in the mountains,a form which differs widely from traditionalMazu Belief