摘要
「護身符」是祈求開運納福、好事降臨，除厄降魔、壞事遠離，而帶在身上的符。同樣的目的，但是以守護特定空間如家庭、公司等等處所的稱之為「鎮宅平安符」。 在遠古時代，人們因為無法操控自然界的力量、還有欠缺對於自然界的理解、以及生命遭受到猛獸的威脅等等原因，由此產生了自然崇拜。進而將所有崇拜的自然界的事、物，宇宙之間的現象予以神格化。 隨著時間的推移，從崇拜演變成依賴，祈望所崇拜的神祂的力量能加諸在身上以保護自身的安全等等。最初的「護身符」從此產生。此後、巫毉、陰陽思想、陰陽五行、陰陽道等等相繼登場。 佛教在約2600年前傳入中國，日本因遣隋使與遣唐使的因緣而將佛教與道教正式帶入日本。 佛教之於日本、台灣、中國皆屬於外來宗教，外來宗教被接受後，在其任一國家都會與其國的原始宗教相融合，進而演變成在地化宗教的型態。 日本與台灣都傳承了中國的道教思想，但在歷史的變遷與時代的推移下為了適應當地的地域性與風俗民情而產生了適合每個區域的「道教」，因此這個道教也可稱之為「在地化」的道教。 本論文將著重在日本與台灣的護身符文化的由來、根據、演變，與製作過程和頒布的方式加以探討。
並列摘要
"Amulet" is a protective charm that carried with you for bringing good luck and blessings, as well as keeping the bad things and demon away. At the same time, it is also the purpose of guarding a specific unit such as family, company, etc. Thus it is called "Home-guarding Charm" In ancient times, people couldn’t control the power from the nature, and they didn’t have enough understanding about it. Also, their lives were threatened by the beasts. Due to these reasons, they started to conductnature worship. After then, they began to deify any things or phenomena that related to the nature and the universe. Over time, from worship to dependence, people hoped the power of the gods they worshiped could be formed as a body protection. The original "amulet" was produced then. Since then, witch doctor, yin and yang ideology, yin and yang of the five elements, yin and yang road, and so on had debut. Buddhism was introduced into China about 2600 years ago. Later on, Japanese envoys sent to China during the Sui and the Tang Dynasty had brought Buddhism and Taoism into Japan. Buddhism in Japan, Taiwan and China are all foreign religions. Once a foreign religion is accepted in one country, it would be integrated with its original religion(s) , and then evolved into a type of localized religion. Japan and Taiwan have both inherited the Taoist ideology from China. Under the influence of the historical changes and the passage of times, Taoism needed to be localized in order to adapt the local customs and the heritages. This thesis will focus on the origin, basis, evolution, and production process and promulgation of the amulet culture in Japan and Taiwan.