Research On The Coal Mine God Belief In Datong Area Since The 20th Century

Shanxi datong was famous as the "coal capital" in modern times.With the prosperity and development of the coal industry,under the influence of the traditional animist concept,"coal kiln god" has become the unique god belief in this region.With the continuous improvement of the functional god system and the systematization of sacrificial ceremony,the worship of coal kiln god gradually entered the category of folk industry god belief,which has the meaning of folk religion.Due to its regionalism and folklore,the belief of coal kiln god forms a set of model and order corresponding to social life,which affects the psychology and behavior of practitioners.In addition,the sacrifice and taboo in the heyday of the belief of coal kiln god also become the focus of the academic circle.This paper on the basis of literature review and field survey research period coal pit god faith development and changes of time and space trajectory,discusses the foundation of industry god faith,factors and the analysis of folk custom field change,coal pit god faith in the past,present and future situation preliminary cohesion,guided by the cultural change theory,to explore the context of modern coal pit god beliefs inheritance model building.This paper includes introduction,text and conclusion.Introduction: on the basis of the research summary,this paper expounds the research purpose,significance and academic views,focusing on the field investigation of this topic related issues.The main body follows the logic of "what,why,how" to frame the chapter,in order to make a systematic and professional elaboration on the belief of shanxi datong coal kiln god.The first chapter from the Angle of belief trace to the origin of the relevant myths and legends,coal kiln god image characteristics and belief carrier;The background factors of the belief of coal kiln god in datong are analyzed.On the basis of summarizing the commonness of professional gods in coal industry,the particularity of datong coal kiln god belief is summarized.The second chapter illustrates the characteristics of shanxi datong kiln god belief from the perspective of sacrificial ceremony and relevant taboos.The third chapter,from the perspective of demand and function,analyzes the reasons for the prevalence of the belief in the god of coal mines and the cultural roots.The fourth chapter discusses the vicissitude tendency of the belief of coal kiln god from the Angle of the belief vicissitude and the construction of the inheritance mode of the belief of coal kiln god in the modern context.The conclusion part summarizes the viewpoints of the paper,hoping to serve the construction of coal area in the future and enrich the modern enterprise culture with the positive factors in the belief of coal god.