Shenming, Village Temples And Village Life

Gods,Village temple and the life of the village,the case study of folk belief at the village of Kuzhu in west Fujian.The study of the folk belief and traditional village of the Han Chinese,which has always been a hotspot of anthropology to following and studying.this article put the Yuhua Kuzhu village Guyong town Jiangle county Sanming city Fujian province as a field survey points,take full advantage of the relevant literature information like local history and folklores,combine the advantage of one is the villagers there,carried out one year-long field case study,through the belief ceremonies that villagers attended and the current family life to show the system of ghosts and gods that made by the villagers.Explore the problem of whether their living practice and their oral expression is accordance.The Kuzhu village have typical characteristics of traditional village in Fujian.agriculture and forestry are the main sources of economy.The folk belief activities are often hold.villagers hold collective religious activities in their village:such as ritual,praying,sacrifice and seek a sign,etc.then hold religious activities in their home respectively:like worship,spray and the Buddhist or taoist rites for the death and so on,such activities threatened villagers' belief to the gods,the religious activities of daily life shows the family God is existing.this article through three dimensionality about village activities,family life and villagers to embody the ghosts and gods system of the village culture,in their belief including hierarchy concept and objective concept.from their words,expressed that they have extremely awe and reverence to ghosts and gods.that make difference in their daily practice,create conflict between their living practice and oral belief.the improvement of materials life made the moral instruction function and constrained capacity of their belief become weaker and weaker,however,put the village culture as the nourish,the folk belief can continue to work.especially in rural areas.