| dc.description.abstract | Faith in Royal Lords is a social phenomenon in Taiwan, coming from the ancestors’
nostalgia for the homeland. However, it has altered for today’s society, it is no longer
simply a metaphysical meaning given by the altar. Instead, it has become a link which
integrates the collective experience of the people and deeply evolved in the society.
Not like anthropologists who emphasize on empirical data, this thesis mainly explores
Royal Lords’ conversion of plague gods into Local protective spirits who safeguard
borders and reassure the people, whereas the Royal Lords faith has turned into
literature. It further divides Royal Lords Literature into four categories: Political
referent, current affairs satire, local identity, and construction of national myth,
indicating the care and practice of Royal Lords Literature, and integrating
multidimensional discourse. It can be said, the Royal Lords in modern Taiwanese
Literature originate from diverse and complex conditions including politics, society,
culture, and identity, etc. Through Royal Lords, writers convey their solicitude and
interpretation of Taiwan geography, culture, identity, and memories. This thesis tries
to explain how a regional god became the main repose of Taiwanese diasporic
feelings and played the role of Taiwan local spirits. | en_US |