Research On The Traditional Faith Related To “patron Saint” In Industry

The founder of a specific industry is the “patron saint” used by the personnel within the specific industry to protect their own interests or the industrial interests.However,the “patron saint” is not only the protector of industry,but also the “God” who has made great contribution to the foundation of the industry.Therefore,they are worshipped by personnel engaged in the industry,moreover,they are pervasive in various walks of life in China.As an important part of the folk belief,the “patron saint” will definitely reflect the general characteristics of it.Since the “patron saint” just exists in some certain social groups-industrial organizations,it is inevitably for them to manifest some of their unique features and functions.Furthermore,research on the “patron saint” not only highlights the “traditional cultural relic”,but also shows great practical significance and value for the innovation and development of various industries and the cultivation of artisan spirits.The first chapter mainly introduces the reasons for choosing the topic,the research methods,the theoretical and practical significance of the research,as well as the selection of the cases for survey.And analyze the past research literature to find the theoretical foundation or deficiency of past research for this paper.The second chapter mainly discusses and analyzes the definition and generation of the faith related to “patron saint”.In the first section,the paper makes a definition for the faith related to “patron saint”,namely it is the person or “God” who has made great contribution to the foundation of the specific industry,so in the development process,the person involved in the industry will spontaneous have some ideas,behavior habits and carry out related activities for worshiping them with purposes.In the second section,the paper discusses the reasons for the generation of the faith related to “patron saint”,the conclusions are: First of all,the origin of the industry founder sacred land is a manifestation of the folk psychology of drawing on advantages and avoiding calamity.Taking the industry god as the founder worship serves as a way to close the distance with god to better achieve the purpose of avoiding harm.Secondly,practitioners need respect,so they try to use god to raise the status of their own and the whole industry,to achieve the purpose of self-esteem and being respected.In addition,the origin of the industry founder sacred land is the embodiment of Chinese tradition thinking of respect teachers and esteem truth.The third chapter explores the features and functions of the faith related to “patron saint” by referring to the inscriptions on a tablet collected in field survey and other related data.In the first section,the paper analyzes the features of the faith related to “patron saint”.Firstly,the feature of the faith related to “patron saint” are continuity of sacrificial activity?collectivity of sacrifice way?utilitarian of purpose and object.Secondly,featured by the faith activities which only exist within the industry,faith related to “patron saint” has obviously industry feature.In the second chapter,analyzes the functions of the faith related to “patron saint”,the conclusions are: function of industry god of faith behavior control?emotional function?condensing the person in industry?the ritual activities of entertainment industry members and the promotion of man's socialization.At the same time,the industry's ancestral faith,as part of the culture,is not just a single positive function,but a function of complexity.First,it is too much to admire the innovation of industry technology and influence the development of the industry.Second,the phenomenon “one patron saint in multiple industries” will cause conflicts among different industries.The fourth chapter explains the status of the industry founder belief and its contemporary value.The first section explains the inheritance status of the industry founder belief: Firstly,instead of disappearing,the industry founder belief still exists;Secondly,the main inheritors and the inheritance way of the industry founder belief have changed.Besides,due to the change of public attitude,the external environment of the heritage of the industry founder belief has changed.The second section explains the contemporary value of the industry founder belief,which comes to the conclusion that: the dual character of the industry founder belief should be kept,correctly understanding its contemporary spiritual value.On the one hand,“patron saint” is the representative of those who dare to carry out entrepreneurship and innovation;on the other hand,the pursuit of techniques is a concentrated expression of “artisan spirits.Taking the industry founder belief worship of Dongyue temple as a case,the generation,characteristics,function and modern value of the industry founder belief are explained.As a belief activity that once played an important role in the development of industry and its practitioners,it still plays a certain function and value in today's society.Doing further research on the industry founder belief is of great social significance to how it plays the value guiding role.