在地、風俗與文化的繫連－由「鬼母育兒」情節演變以觀臺灣后里「鬼母穴」傳說之獨特性

The Connections Between Locality, Folklore, and Culture - Examining the Uniqueness of the ＂Dead Mother's Grave＂ Legend from the Evolution of the Plot of ＂Dead Mother Returns to Sucker Her Child＂ of Houli

李婉如

《明道學術論壇》 11卷1期 (2019/07) Pp. 1-9

摘要

「鬼母育兒」傳說由來已久，故事原型可追溯六朝志怪小說至〔南宋〕洪邁《夷堅志》有了完整的情節模式；臺灣地區則有后里「鬼母穴」故事傳衍下來。本文通過古典文獻資料的分類、歸納、演繹，進行臺灣后里「鬼母穴」傳說之故事原型和情節的溯源。同時，后里「鬼母穴」故事和類似的故事情節進行對照比較，探討此地區在地住民的心理需求、傳統文化思維，以及對風水、民俗的集體認同等面向。藉由延伸探見后里「鬼母穴」傳說和古典文獻「鬼母育兒」故事的差異性，展現此故事繫連在地、風俗和文化的特質。

關鍵字

鬼母育兒 ； 鬼母穴 ； 在地 ； 文化 ； 風俗

並列摘要

The ＂Dead Mother Returns to Sucker Her Child＂ has been a long-standing legend, the origin of whose story prototype can be traced back to Hong Mai's Record of the Listener (Yi Jian Zhi) in Southern Song. In Taiwan, there is the story of ＂Dead Mother's Grave＂ that has been transmitted and developed in Houli. This paper traces the origin of the prototype and plot of the ＂Dead Mother's Grave＂ legend of Houli through the classification, induction, and deduction of literary sources. At the same time, a comparison-and-contrast is made between the ＂Dead Mother's Grave＂ story and other similar story plots. And from the dimensions of local residents' psychological needs, traditional cultural thinking, and collective identity with geomancy (fengshui) and folklore, this paper extends to find out the uniqueness of the ＂Dead Mother's Grave＂ legend of Houli that separates it from other stories of the same kind, so as to exhibit its characteristic of connecting locality, folklore, and culture.

並列關鍵字

Dead Mother Returns to Suckle Her Child ； Dead Mother's Grave ； locality ； culture ； folklore