略论明清时期广东地区的真武信仰

真武信仰传入广东地区虽然晚至宋代,但传播却极为迅速,到清代时广东真武庙宇的覆盖率达到了百分之七十。真武信仰之所以能在广东广为流传,除了国家政权的提倡和真武神职这两个因素之外,还由于广大民众的心理需要和地方政权的统治需要。真武信仰在广东地区的流传过程中受到了本地神灵信仰和其他外来神灵信仰的冲击,但经过相互摩擦与包容之后共同成为广东地区的民间信仰。

On the Zhenwu faith of the the Guangdong region in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

The Zhenwu faith was brought into Guangdong region late in the Song Dynasty,but it spread very rapidly.In the Qing Dynasty,the Zhenwu temples reached a coverage of 70 percent.The reason why it was able to spread in Guangdong region not only because of the promotion of the state power and the functions of Zhenwu,but also because of the psychological needs of the local people and the requirement of the local government.In the spread Zhenwu belief encountered the shocks by the local faith and other external gods,but after the mutual friction and tolerance,they all became the folk beliefs of Guangdong region.