The Investigation of the Belief in “Tutigong” in Taiwan —Take the “Tuti” Temples in Chiayi City for Instance

• Main Authors: Hsiu-Tsu chi, 紀秀足
• Other Authors: 吳昆財
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/02758649407122159500

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 台灣文學所 === 97 === “Place” means a certain range of space, which a group of people dwell upon and belong to. It implies not only the social interaction of this group of people, but also the special features and historical interaction…etc. In Taiwanese religions, the belief in “Tutigong” is most closely related to the development of Taiwan, which can be shown by the widely seen “Tuti” temples. But with the development of the economics and the change of the social structure in Taiwan, the belief in “Tutigong” changes. This study investigates the cultural impression of the “Tuti” temples in Chiayi City , formed through time by the social change within the historical context, from three dimensions, namely the spatial distribution of the temples, the styles of the “Tutigong” and temples, and the activities and the organization of worship. Furthermore, the relevance between the social change and the transformation and the change of the belief in “Tuti” is also included.