The Study On The Spread And Development Of Guan-God Belief In Taiwan

Taiwan's folk-belief is quite prosperous.Guan-God belief is an important part of Taiwan's faith.With the continuous development of immigrant communities, Guan-God belief spreads and develops widely in Taiwan,and this belief also has a significant impact in Taiwan society.This paper makes a systemic and general investigation of Guan-God belief in Taiwan from a historical angle,and emphatically discourses the development of Guan-God belief in Taiwan,and then investigates the relationship of Guan-God belief between the mainland and Taiwan.At last,it analyzes the era thread and changes of Guan-God belief as well as the characteristics among periods in history and the deep-seated reason for the development of Guan-God. This paper consists of five parts:The 1^st part:introduction.In this part the author explains the reason and significance of this research,then reviews and evaluates the previous achievements.In addition, the author also introduces the historical material and feature of this paper.The 2nd part:Guan-God belief evolution.In this part the author discourses the formation of Guan-God belief and the propagation in the mainland,and investigates the relationship of Guan-God belief between Fujian and Taiwan.It emphatically introduces the inheritance relationship among Tonghuai temple of Quanzhou,Dongshan temple of Zhangzhou and Taiwan's temples.The 3rd part:the propagation and development of Guan-God belief in Taiwan.This part is the focal point of this paper.The author makes an exposition of the propagation and development of Guan-God belief in Taiwan by dividing the history into 4 periods, and explores the deep-seated reason for the development of Guan-God.in Taiwan:the Guan-God belief was introduced in the period of Ming-Zheng,and developed in the Qing Dynasty.In the period of Japanese occupation,the development of Guan-God belief was limited and it developed flourishingly after the World warâ…¡.The 4th part:The influence of Guan-God belief in Taiwan society.In this part,the author investigates the influences of Guan-God belief in the traditional agriculture society and modern industry and commerce society in Taiwan.The 5^th part:the conclusion.In this part,the author summarizes the whole passage, and points out the limitations.