民间仪式的统一与变异:以广东与香港太平醮为例

广东与香港乡村太平醮的比较的结果反映出民间仪式既有多变性也有同一性。变异性主要表现在仪节名称、仪节的具体操作方式和某些纯地方性仪式不同,同一性表现在具有基本相同的来自道教正统的仪式结构和基本相似的地方仪式结构,显示出民间既重视在太平醮中加入地方的表达方式也重视整体仪式符号的规范性。这样,太平醮作为一种集体仪式既表达了地方文化需求,也表达了对中华文化整体的认同。

Similarity and Variety of Folk Rituals:A Case Study of Jiao Festival in Guangdong and Hong Kong

Both similarity and variety are found in the comparison of Jiao festivals in villages of Guangdong and Hong Kong.Although the names,practical ritual operations,and local rituals of the Jiao Festivals vary,they share similarities in having basically identical Taoist traditional ritual structures and local ritual structures,which shows that local people have paid attention not only to local rituals in Jiao Festival but also to the norms of integral ritual sign.Consequently,Jiao Festival,as a collective ritual,shows both local cultural demand and the identification of the whole Chinese culture.