The Research of Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage Mission

• Main Authors: Kun-sheng Tsai, 蔡昆勝
• Other Authors: Li-Jiuan Chiou
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/63613818256420221700

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 社會科教育學系碩士班 === 93 === Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage Mission so far is the longest-distance cult activity in Taiwan and was reputed for all its pilgrims worship the Mazu by traveling on their feet. The procedure of the activity has its particularity of following Mazu''s will completely. This research based on a pilgrim''s point of view in order to reveal how she/he felt during the whole pilgrimage mission. Throughout researches and surveys, it appears that the pilgrims consider that by participating the activity Baishatun Mazu will voluntarily feed them back her spiritual power, give them blesses and eliminate their disasters and misfortunes. The image of Baishatun Mazu is quite personalized, thus, pilgrims enjoy few taboos under the whole procedure of the pilgrimage mission. The major ritual of this activity is quite specific and the organization is very simple. To view from above-mentioned aspects, the activity still reserves traditional and simple characteristics. The pilgrimage mission satisfies folks’ supplications. As far as Baishatun’s inhabitants are concerned, this activity meets their hopes of leading in peaceful and cheerful lives, it also treated as a local grownups ceremony. However, to the outward migration of Baishatun, this activity is the most important way to get their identifications back. As regarding to the purpose of non-Baishatun’s participants will be of varies intentions of extending their horizons, studying, practicing Taoist rules, or for sign seeing, difficulty breakthrough, culture identification and miracle experience …etc.