The Religious Tradition of Overseas Sailors in Late Imperial China.

中华帝国晚期海外水手的宗教传统。

• 批准号: 2887188
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2887188
• 关键词: Religious; Tradition; Overseas; Sailors; Late

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.

本文探讨了近代前华商的宗教传统。在中国向现代航运过渡之前，中国海员驾驶帆船穿越横跨整个南中国海及更远的遥远海上航线已有数百年。在这样做的过程中，他们发展了独特的宗教信仰，例如独特的众神和船上的仪式，因为他们将海洋绘制为神圣的地理。水手的传统体现在宋代到清代的航海著作、航海图和仪式手册中，他们的影响在现代仪式中也很明显。考察这一广泛的来源，可以发现一种一贯的、令人理解的传统，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现代宗教的理解。