Pluralistic Perspective on Lu Chia-Hsing's Theory Theoryon the Absence of Matsu Worship During the Koxinga Dynasty in Taiwan

Abstract

<p>戰後「祖廟」之爭，逐漸席捲全臺，其中在媽祖信仰各宮廟間可說十分激烈。如臺南市安南區鹿耳門、土城仔二村庄展開了「鹿耳門媽祖」信仰的正統之爭。激烈的辯駁從信眾延燒到研究者之間。在這樣的背景之下，盧嘉興從文獻著手，加上地圖考究，提出了「明鄭時期臺灣無奉祀媽祖」之論點，進而否定了二廟之爭，可說獨排眾議。</p> <p>本文並無意探究那間媽祖廟為正統或是祖廟，而是分析盧嘉興文章的觀點與方法，同時重新爬梳文獻與相關研究，並從民俗信仰發展、文物等多元觀點，針對盧嘉興之論點，提出其貢獻與「明鄭時期臺灣無奉祀媽祖」的再探討。</p> <p> </p><p>In the post-war era, the controversy over the true "ancestral temple" gradually swept across Taiwan and it can be said that it was very intense among the various temples dedicated to the Matsu belief. For example, in the villages of Lo̍k-nīnn-mn̂g (鹿耳門) and Thôo-siânn-á (土城仔) in the Annan District of Tainan City, a dispute over the legitimacy of the "Luermen Matsu Temple" pitted the faithful against each other. The heated debate extended from the faithful to historians and researchers. Against this backdrop, Lu Chia-Hsing’s contention that "Matsu was not worshipped in Taiwan during the Koxinga Dynasty." is based on documentary evidence and research of old maps, which subsequently rejected the controversy between the two temples and can be considered a unique position.</p> <p>This paper does not intend to investigate which Matsu temple is an orthodox or ancestral temple, but rather to analyze the viewpoints and methods of Lu Chia-Hsing’s articles and to consolidate the literature and related research. In addition, from a variety of perspectives, including the development of folklore beliefs and cultural relics, we seek to carry out a re-examination of Lu Chia-Hsing’s contributions as well as positions, such as the "absence of Matsu worship in Taiwan during the Koxinga Dynasty.</p> <p> </p>