炉香袅袅 鹿港地区庙孙内早期香炉形制与功能初探 - 逢甲大学.pdfVIP

爐香裊裊 ──鹿港地區廟孙內早期香爐 形制與功能初探 李建緯1 摘要 鹿港鎮位於臺灣西海岸的中點，古稱「鹿仔港」。在清代中葉淤積以前，擁有極優 異的地理條件，是臺灣對大陸泉州貿易的重要港口。在此前提下，鹿港的廟宇相當興盛， 也從而帶動宗教文物的發達，特別是香爐。在鹿港的廟宇中，不僅早期香爐的數量眾多， 保存亦相當完整。 本文除了從物質文化的角度，剖析鹿港地區早期香爐的材質、分布與類型，並透過 「儀式」與「臨場」兩個角度，詮釋香爐如何建構出一種異於世俗場所之外的神聖空間。 香爐是陳設於特定的儀式場合，而人們在祭祀儀式中需遵循某種規範，如進行程序 的時間序列與行步位移的空間規定，依次完成整個程序。在此，爐是祭祀活動的中心， 也是儀式得以發生與完成可能依憑。在祭祀的過程中，信眾誠心禱告，而爐具上經常飾 以龍紋、鳳紋或麒麟紋，不斷重複出現於祭器中心部位，更透露出在圖像上以正統來讓 信徒產生崇敬心理，透過熏香產生異於凡俗的氛圍，同時也加強了信眾的精神信仰。因 此，香爐的神聖性是來自它在宗教場所與儀式脈絡中的角色，它的意涵必需從空間脈絡 與儀式脈絡中方能得到充份解釋。 關鍵字：鹿港、香爐、廟孙、臨場、儀式性 1 逢甲大學歷史與文物研究所助理教授 。 Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of History and Historical Relics, Feng Chia University. 1 Fragrant smoke from incense burners –preliminary research of form design and function about early incense burners found in Lukang area Abstract Lukang is a sea port located in the central Taiwan. In the ancient time, it was called ―Lu-Zi-Gang‖. Before the silting occurred in the Middle Qing Dynasty, the particular geographic location made Lukang an important trading port between Taiwan and Quan-Zhou (a city in Fujian province). In this context, Lukang features a big quantity of spectacular temples, which prospers the development of religious artifacts, especially incense burners. The temples in Lukang do not only have a large number of burner incense but also have these burners kept in good condition. A perspective of material culture is applied in the analysis to study the material, distribution and types of the burners found in Lukang. Besides, the focus of this research is also on the meaning of ritual and body presence to discuss how incense burners create a sacre