The Religious Tradition of Overseas Sailors in Late Imperial China.

本论文探讨了前现代华侨华人的宗教传统。在中国过渡到现代航运之前，中国海员几百年来一直在遥远的海上航行，横跨整个南中国海甚至更远的地方。在这样做的过程中，他们形成了独特的宗教信仰，例如独特的神灵万神殿和船载仪式，因为他们将海洋描绘为神圣的地理。水手的传统体现在从宋代到清代的航海著作、罗特和仪式手册中，他们的影响在现代仪式中也是显而易见的。考察这些广泛的来源显示了一个一贯的和可理解的传统，反映了中国海洋社会的历史信仰和观念，也增加了我们对《中国》中现代宗教的理解。

My dissertation explores the religious traditions of pre-modern Chinese overseas merchants. Before China transitioned to modern shipping, Chinese seafarers sailed junks across far-reaching sea routes spanning the entire South China Sea and beyond for hundreds of years. In doing so, they developed unique religious beliefs, such as a distinct pantheon of deities and shipborne rituals, as they charted the seas as a sacred geography. The mariners' traditions manifest through maritime writings, rutters, and ritual handbooks from the Song to the Qing eras, and their influence is apparent in modern-day ceremonies as well. Examining this broad range of sources shows a consistent and apprehendable tradition that reflects the historical beliefs and perceptions of Chinese maritime society as also adds to our understanding of modern religion in China.