台灣的民間信仰自古以來流傳在漢人移民社會中,是一種富有豐富地方色彩的日常信仰,觀察一地的民間信仰便可藉此了解一地之風土民情。 因此本研究,筆者將大寮鄉民間信仰脈絡透過「歷史分期」、「相關文獻的統整」觀察本鄉聚落的「開墾史」與「在地信仰發展緣由」的關連性,並在本文中試著分析本鄉民間信仰的拓展特色與概況。大寮鄉境內有眾多村落,信仰行為雜陳多元,隨著時間的演變、廟宇不斷地汰舊換新,新舊之間的融合與衝擊不斷考驗原鄉信仰的存在,唯有積極找尋各聚落所擁有的信仰多元、獨特性與歷史脈絡之間的相互關係,方可尋出大寮鄉信仰的特色。於本論文中筆者期待透過親力親為的田野調查與文獻資料蒐集進而揭開出本地民間信仰的面面觀, 整篇論文將以「面」、「線」、「點」的概念來貫串,初步建構出大寮地區的信仰結構,並且期待藉由本研究可逐步勾勒出大寮鄉民間信仰有別於他鄉的獨有特色輪廓。
The folk religion of Taiwan has long been passed down in the society of Han immigrants. It is an everyday-life religion particularly rich in local color. By studying the folk religion of an area, one could better appreciate the local customs and culture. Based on this concept, the author of this study attempted to observe the relationship between “development history” and “causes of the local religious development” in Daliao by means of historical periodization and literature integration, as well as analyzing the overview and characteristics of the expansion of the local folk religion. In Daliao there is a great diversity in the numerous villages and their religious activities; with the passage of time, temples are rebuilt one after another, and the fusion and collision between the old and the new keep challenging the existence of the original belief. The only way to discover the religious features of Daliao is by finding out the mutual relationship among religious diversity, individuality and history. Hence, the author hopes to unveil the many faces of the local belief through hands-on field studies and literature review. The content of the paper is connected by the concept of “point,” ”line” and “plane” in order to build up a basic religious structure of Daliao area, with the hope of drawing out the extraordinary contour of Daliao folk culture.