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Folklore Studies Of Shanxi Rural Catholic Faith-

Posted on:2013-01-24Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J H ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330374956637Subject:Folklore
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Catholicism in the spread of Shanxi development course is a constant process of localization, in this article will theory combined with the actual, the selection of radical Qingxu County Shanxi Province town Liuhe village as a case study, attempts to Liuhe village folk life of the collection, analysis of the Catholic faith with the country life of Shanxi folk culture of the relationship.The letter divides into five parts, the first part for introduction, separately from the purpose of the research significance content in academic history research methods in this; The first chapter of Shanxi and through the history of the Catholic faith Liuhe village of comb, and analyzes the causes that is:First, it is a Catholic in their development process and to the path of combining traditional folk, absorb has assimilated many folk culture; Second, it is the Christians in accept with Catholic when folk beliefs thinking understand its doctrine and ritual system, in different places of the form different customs and habits, and constantly expand and fusion, circulate become the most stubborn rural society and the elements of the long effect; Third is in the process of independent Catholic autobiography self-study family clan identity and the recognition and maintenance.In the second chapter Catholic religious identity and maintain. the construction of rural society in the construction of the Catholic religious identity from his family in the traditional belief, interpersonal relationship network, environment and emergency response. in their religious identity for the pursuit of the maintenance of spirituality and not consistent different, because faith groups of belonging and group life habits and produce clear group identity, and performance in the way of thinking, common language, interpersonal relationship and the way of life. in three aspects such as the maintenance factor is the country Catholic has been continued development of important internal mechanism.The third chapter discusses rooted in the village of secular life of the Catholic faith and the local cultural interaction and the fusion. Catholic salute Maria, and not take her as a goddess, and in the rural society of China, they think the Christians virgin like a goddess, giving the virgin Mary independent divine and infinite power of Chicago. festival celebrations life is not simple is Catholic doctrine regulation form, with the existence of the Catholic faith in rural society people folk beliefs of the subconscious mind, therefore, make the meaning has local characteristics.In the part of conclusion of the thesis, I analyzed the church and administrative organizations to play the role, the religious life and the world as one of the current situation of mixed. We should have a correct understanding of Catholicism in rural society of the positive and negative effects, and give full play to the positive role of the church group, the service of the local community.Catholic was introduced Liuhe village of over three hundred years history, in through a series social unrest, the number of Christians to grow, in this time of the Catholic church and the political culture clan villages faith exchanges and collision happened very worthy to be discussed, is the study of Shanxi Catholic faith and rural society how to fusion of the development of a and live specimens, and, to some extent, can for the whole society to provide background experience for reference.
Keywords/Search Tags:Rural Catholic, Religious identity, Secula rization, Localization
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