The Vulcan Belief And Local Society

Vulcan belief is a kind of traditional folk beliefs today. Due to the difference of geography, there are avariety of forms. Based on ritual activities, the author selects Daokou and Shangqiu as inspection location,describe the vulcan belief in two different ways. And from the view of ecological environment, namelyfrom the point of the development of the canal to analyze possible reasons of the two modes. In addition,the author compares the status of vulcan belief, briefly summarizes the function of vulcan belief in Henan.Paper structure is divided into four parts:The first part: Overview the of history of vulcan of Chinese, summing up the universality of vulcanbelief in Henan, for example, a very wide distribution, diversity of vulcan, fixed time of the seasonal, thetype of legend.And discusses the cause of worshiping of vulcan in fixed time.The second part: Divided type of vulcan belief from the perspective of ritual in Henan. Describe thevulcan beliefs in Daokou and Shangqiu. The former, take the village as a unit, combine with villagemembers, community fire and vulcan belief. communicate and combine the relationship between unit willand unit will, between head and members, between members and members effectively. Vulcan will putpeople into a social and organizational communication circle. Members service as a bridge of trusting eachother, helping each other, they constitute a mutual solidarity, social groups share a common pursuit. Thelatter, as individual as the unit, the devotees directly communicate with God, hope vulcan as their protectorby thanking vulcan in burning and offering up a sacrifice way. The emergence of organized religionactivity in Daokou, associated with Wei river. Shipping trade promoting economic prosperity, industry andcommerce developed, improving the surrounding villagers mode of production and living conditions,stimulation of awareness of village community. These makes villagers conditionally, capably oncommunity fire. Cmmunity fire produce the vulcan will organized in Daokou.The third part: The status of vulcan belief in local society: Daokou and Shangqiu. Vulcan belief playsan important role in building public spirit, enhancing community recognition, integrating of resources andspreading of local culture, etc, in Henan.The fourth part: Conclusion.