菲律宾"安蒂波罗女神"信仰与"妈祖"信仰对比研究

菲律宾是一个海岛国家,在不同的历史时期形成了不同形式的海上信仰形式,其中之一就是安蒂波罗女神信仰.本文主要分为三个部分.第一部分介绍了安蒂波罗女神信仰的形成过程,第二部分运用功能主义学派的观点分析了这一民间信仰形式在菲律宾社会中三个方面的功能.第三部分对比安蒂波罗女神信仰和福建妈祖信仰在社会功能、形成过程、表现形式等方面的异同.在对比研究的基础上,笔者强调功能的相似性决定了文化形式的相似性.

A Comparative Study on Antipolo and Muzu Worship in Philippine

Because the Philippines was composed of thousands of islands, different folk maritime religions played an important role in different places and different time of the Philippines, one of which was the Our Lady of Antipolo or Virgin of Antipolo. This paper first describes the origin of the Virgin of Antipolo, then focused on the functions of this folk religion in social life, and finally compares the Virgin of Antipolo with Mazu with a conclusion that the Similarities of these two religions reflect their similar functions in the society.