Research On The Social Function And Action Pattern Of Folk Belief

With the great success of reform and the social transition in China， folk belief revived againand developed fast，and becoming popular since the1980s in20Century. The study of folk belief hasrealistic significance， particularly under the background of Building a new socialist countryside.Building a new socialist countryside is our national strategy， is a magnificent、long-term systemproject.To achieve this goal， an important aspect is to solve spiritual and cultural demand ofhundreds of millions of farmers， then their enthusiasm and creativity are condensed to theconstruction of new socialist countryside.we must not only promote the mainstream culture， cultureof broad farmer firm faith in socialism， but also should pay more attention to the folk belief，thenon mainstream culture. The folk belief is producing bigger and bigger effect in current society life，so we must study the folk belief further strengthen， and put into scientific and effectivemanagement，promote the construction of a new socialist countryside.Empirical study of sociology isused in this research. Statistical techniques is used to analyze survey data in this research，and thecases interview data were supplemented. the research analyses is based on theory and survey.Based on analyse the concept， feature and function of folk beliefs， the definition of folkbelief in this dissertation is belief and worship some supernatural power (to animism as the basis，to supernatural beliefs as the main body，to pray for blessings）realistic benefits as the basic appeal，spontaneously in the folk， non-institutional， non organized religions. There is substaintialdistinction between Folk belief and Marxism. At the same time， the folk belief is different from thefeudal superstition， More distinct from the Pseudo Religion.In china， folk beliefs’maincharacteristics include Spontaneous、utilitarian、complexity、integration、regional、ethnic、grassrootsand tenacity. Folk belief in rural areas includes many categories：ancestor worship， meritoriousstatesman and sage worship，religious belief，spirits faith，nature worship. The folk belief in Chinaoverall development trend：faith motive diversification； plurality of groups of believers； regionaldistribution of polarization trend； activity contents and forms diversified. with the development andprogress of society， new folk beliefs will be created. The causes of rural folk revival is perplexing in current Chinese.But generally speaking， thebackground is the rural social transformation speedy. Farmers’ own characteristics is one of the causetoo. As a religious culture， folk belief was an important role in Chinese history. Folk beliefs’renaissance in new period based on the it’s social space. Folk beliefs’ Social space refers to therecognized in fact of state and local government and the common people’s support. Firstly， Policychanged and folk beliefs become legal. Country pay more attention to traditional culture， the lawsand regulations of intangible cultural heritage is the folk beliefs chance. at the same time，folk beliefsseek for legalization：take country symbol in ceremony，more charity；peoples’ perspective to folkbelief becoming positive from negative。The social function of folk beliefs is the influence of a folk belief in maintaining social order，guarantee the normal operation of the social system. The Social function of folk belief ismultidimensional、dual nature and variability. This research mainly from folk beliefs as a sub-systemof society of social community and other parts or social subsystem dynamic view：that is，mainly onthe folk belief in the construction of new socialist countryside political， economic， cultural，social，ecological and other functions. On folk beliefs of the main positive function at the same time，the corresponding negative function of folk beliefs， and to explore the negative function of theresolution strategy.folk belief is a combination of advantages and disadvantages in building aharmonious society.folk belief have positive Social function and negative function in building anew socialist countryside.The positive functions of folk beliefs in Building a new socialist Countryside：(1）Participation in village governance. Folk beliefs of people in social and public affairs； folk beliefs ofthe cult organization dealing with public affairs； the doctrine of the faith， folk rituals is beingexpropriated by the government to use in rural governance； folk belief helps protect against cults andforeign reactionary forces infiltration.(2） Promote rural economic development. Bring faithcommunity Temple economic development， promote tourism development and is conducive toinvestment.(3） In favor of the new rural cultural construction. One of the outstanding traditionalculture inheritance function； two is a folk belief is rural main cultural and recreational activities，enrich people’s spiritual life； three is to social education function； the four is to promote the development of rural cultural industry.(4） Play the social function of psychological mediation. Folkbeliefs in the outlook on life， values， ethics contained in the excellent compositions for ordinarypeople to carry out the moral education， promote the individual normal socialization； on the otherhand the folk religion can provide a sense of security and a kind of consolation， remove your angerand resentment， meet people’s desire for love， to achieve psychological adjustment function，thereby build harmonious society base：individual mental/spiritual harmony.(5） Ecologicalenvironment protection function. Nature worship is an important part of folk belief， God of nature，totem worship， folk belief has a lot of protecting the ecological environment of folk taboos and folkconventions indirectly to rural ecological environment protection effect.The Negative function of folk beliefs in Building a new socialist Countryside：baffle the systemof socialist core values permeation， disturb Primary-level democracy construction， wasteresource， induce fetish diffuse and unstabilization. Eliminate the negative function shouldsupervise rightly.There are some problems of the development of folk beliefs in Our country present.the mostimportant three aspects：Development too fast， even fanatical； folk belief organizationsdeveloping disorder； related laws and decrees system is not perfect， the management should bestandardized.Therefore， the state should regulate the direction of folk beliefs’ development andgive a deep guidance. Making Folk beliefs to play a positive function， avoid Vice-function，andavoid the negative effect to society.Should guide folk belief to adapt to socialist society.Concretemeasures： discover and utilization folk beliefs’ positive factors； utilize positive function of folkbeliefs believers and folk belief organizations； government should manage folk belief asreligious， classify folk beliefs for management； protection and development should pay sameattention.At the same time，supplementary system of folk religion adapt to socialist society shouldbe constructed. Firstly， strengthen the Marx doctrine ideological leadership； the second， developrural education， do away with superstition thought； the third， construct welfare system andpsychological mechanism，meet the rural masses’need； fourth， is to carry out mass rural culturalactivities.Should keep a proper view on the impact of folk beliefs to main ideology in the new period. A Harmonious Symbiotic paradigm should be establish： leading unitary and variety coexist；openness and inclusiveness coexist； advanced and administrative levels coexist； critical andconstructive coexist； inheritance and innovation coexist； legal and moral nature. To further enhancethe core values of the socialist system of diversified social ideological level， formed the ideology isall flowers bloom together.