略论新时期的藏传佛教及其特点

党的十一届三中全会以后 ,我国藏传佛教的发展经历了恢复、发展与繁荣三个阶段。本文从活佛体系、僧侣队伍、信教群体、寺院组织形式、寺院经济、寺院教育等方面入手 ,对新时期藏传佛教的状况与特点进行了剖析。     

城镇庙会及其嬗变--以武汉地区庙会为个案分析

武汉地区的城镇庙会在历史演进中,显现出深远的社会性、整合的系统性、动态的承传性和开放的自组织性诸特征.由于明中叶后九省通衢大市场的逐步扩张,武汉庙会适应社会需要而迅速嬗变.尤其是汉口镇会馆公所商办庙会的兴盛,在一定程度上刺激了武汉近代商品经济的发展.另一方面,武汉近代的城镇庙会在社会化过程中呈现的亚文化因素,也是应该给予充分关注的.     

论湖湘民间节庆文化在旅游经济活动中的作用

民间节庆文化是民族文化的重要组成部分,在人类文明进程中最有地方特色、最具绚丽色彩,尤其是具有鲜明特征的湖湘民间节庆文化,在市场经济发展过程中,更应作为一种内涵丰富的文化资源加以利用,以充分发挥湖湘民间节庆文化在旅游经济活动中的作用。     

藏区苯教寺庙建筑发展述略

宗教建筑既是宗教文化的产物,又是宗教文化重要的物质载体,不同教派的寺院极为生动明显地折射出相应宗教文化的发展踪迹。根据历史文献和田野调查,将苯教发展历史与苯教寺院的发展相联系,对藏地苯教寺庙的发展演变、地区分布以及建筑特点进行初步的研究,并以卫藏地区的热拉雍仲林寺和卫藏周边地区雍仲拉顶寺的两个代表性寺院为例,详细描写寺院的情形,期望能够对藏地宗教建筑的了解起到一定的查遗补漏的作用,同时,对苯教寺庙建筑的深入研究也有助于对丰富多彩的藏文化作出更为整体和全面的理解。     

宋代城隍神赐额封爵考释

宋代是城隍神信仰迅速发展的时期,北宋末年至整个南宋时期,朝廷通过对城隍神的封爵赐额这一手段对其加以控制和管理,使得宋代城隍神的官方化色彩和人格化形象深入人心,并影响到了元明城隍神信仰的发展.     

唐代大海寺的佛教造像

大海寺始建于北朝,盛于唐代,北宋以后衰落。大海寺遗址出土的佛教造像以唐代中晚期造像艺术成就最高。文章探讨了大海寺的历史,并着重分析了唐代大海寺的佛教造像、宗教信仰及造像艺术。     

Revitalization of Local Community and Ethnicity: Nagasaki's Lantern Festival Among the Immigrant Chinese

Abstract: The Nagasaki's Lantern Festival is gaining popularity through the continued partnership between the immigrant Chinese (Kakyo) and Nagasaki city, largely owing to the ethnic Chinese revitalization movement and the distinct way of life typical in Nagasaki. Following my past research, I would like to discuss the development and modification of Nagasaki's Lantern Festival, to examine the relationship between the features specific to the Nagasaki area and the changes in the Kakyo community's sense of ethnicity amid the wave of globalization. By the Meiji period, ethnic Chinese society in Nagasaki consisted mainly of immigrants from Fu Jian province. Today the community is experiencing rapid transformation. In particular, the restoration of Sino–Japanese relations and the wave of internationalization have led to the creation of the Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown Shopping District Promotion Association and the renewal of Chinatown for the ethnic Chinese. The Chinese Spring Festival, originally aimed toward community vitalization, not only included the Kakyo (immigrant Chinese) but the Japanese in the district and private corporations. Nagasaki was transformed not only into a strategic point for East Asia's multilateral trade, but also served as a trading center for the entire nation. But as Japanese ports opened their doors to the world after 1850, Nagasaki was reduced to only one of the local trading centers. As for overseas business, Nagasaki took advantage of its heavy industry by expanding its share in the Asian international market and has been striving in the domestic market to activate the local economy through tourism. Such strategy hinges on the rich historical and cultural resources formed and nurtured within the 400 years of relations with Asian nations. The historical merger between the Kakyo community and its cultural tradition in Nagasaki society served as one of the incentives for such development and progress. The enlargement of Nagasaki's Lantern Festival has been achieved as part of this concept of “Asian‐oriented region”, in line with the city's plan on tourism promotion.     

上古遗风传统民俗——湖南省衡阳县渣江春社历史及发展

文章以湖南省衡阳县渣江地区的春社为研究对象,从渣江春社的历史渊源及社会环境、渣江春社与庙会的历史关系、渣江春社的基本情况及特点等三个方面探讨了渣江春社的历史价值,认为:渣江春社是湘南地区中华民族传统习俗的活化石,对渣江春社的传承与保护有利于弘扬中华民族优秀传统文化。     

中国古代书院兴盛原因考

中国古代书院兴盛了近千年,考其原由主要有:官学的衰落、佛教禅林的影响、政治斗争的需要和封建统治者的重视等几种。     

节日符号在民族旅游开发中的运用及问题

节日是人类文明进程中最具绚丽色彩、最有地方特色的文化符号。在民族旅游开发中,节日被作为内涵丰富的文化资源加以利用,是民族文化资本化的突出表现形式。目前,运用节日的方式主要有:在原生地直接展示,在异地进行移植性的集中开发,丧失节日民俗的民族由于旅游开发的需要而重新建构等。笔者认为,研究民族节日符号在旅游开发中面临着的诸如传统的变迁和保持等问题有着积极的现实意义。