| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立雲林科技大學 === 文化資產維護系碩士班 === 92 === The research aimed at studying the interactive relationship between local place and community by observing the rite of kuan ki tong of Guo Sing Temple and discussing the symbolic meaning system constructed by the rite. Through analyzing how the officers of temple and village people solved the problems caused by the process of rite, the functions and strength of ritual symbolic meaning to integrate place conflicts and fission were also uncovered. This research showed out how the local communities so called performers of rites revealed and reshaped their emotional recognition to place or to Guo Sing Temple and their identities to place. In the sacred space and time, performers, seems as a part of rite, increase the life experience and place memory and turn them as part of daily life. As the result, the sense of place was presented consciously. It gathers consensus of place. Guo Sing Temple in my home town is not only the belief center of village people but also plays an importance role to village people and place. What Guo Sing Temple symbolizes is the collected memory and life experience shared by village people. Hence, the researcher took Guo Sing Temple as a case study to investigate and discuss the presentation of sense of place. Unstructured interviews with local people was one of techniques to observe the relationship between place and people and overall to present the sense of place.
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