Marine Education and Studies 海洋教育研究, 2025, 1(1), 107-122
Vol. 1, No. 1, April 2025
Journal homepage: https://www.hyjyyj.com
陆主海从：明代文人视野中的陆海观念
——以吴还初对妈祖故事的建构为中心
潘茹红（PAN Ruhong），王 硕（WANG Shuo），李薇薇（LI Weiwei）
摘 要
《天妃娘妈传》是明代吴还初创作的长篇章回体神魔小说，是书以妈祖降服猴、鳄二妖为主线，系统梳理、建构了妈祖济世救民故事。吴本在承袭前人相关妈祖记述的基础上，对历史记载与民间传说中的妈祖事迹进行重新整合与阐释构建，为后续妈祖题材书籍的创作延伸奠定坚实基础。吴在构建妈祖故事的过程中，体现出其对海洋的初步认识；在塑造妈祖形象时，有意淡化妈祖作为海神的传统印象，转而强调妈祖庇佑国家、护卫民众、解救苦难于世间的济世之神特质，这深刻反映出明代文人陆海失衡的认知观念与陆主海从的思想倾向。当前，在国家“海洋强国”战略引领下，深入挖掘历史资源以丰富海洋文化内涵，对海洋教育的推进与传播具有显著优势。借鉴文学与历史学的视角，深入剖析吴作中对海洋的认识及明代文人视野中的陆海观念，有助于促进新时期海洋教育研究，为中国海洋教育史研究提供历史借鉴。
关键词
陆海观念；陆主海从；妈祖故事
作者简介：潘茹红（PAN Ruhong），女，闽南师范大学闽南文化研究院讲师、硕士生导师；
王硕（WANG Shuo），男，闽南师范大学闽南文化研究院硕士研究生；
李薇薇（LI Weiwei），女，闽南师范大学闽南文化研究院硕士研究生。
Received: 7 Dec. 2024 / Accepted: 24 Dec. 2025 / Published online: 30 Apr. 2025
Available online: 30 Apr. 2025
Print ISSN: 3078-316X; Online ISSN: 3104-5057 / ©2025 by Marine Education Studies. All rights reserved.
Land Dominates the Sea: The Concept of Land and Sea in the Vision of Literati in the Ming Dynasty Centered on Wu Huanchu’s Construction of the Story of Mazu
PAN Ruhong, WANG Shuo, LI Weiwei
Abstract: “The Legend of Tianfei Niangma” is a long chapter-style novel of gods and demons created by Wu Huanchu in the Ming Dynasty. The book systematically sorts out and constructs the story of Mazu saving the world and the people, with Mazu’s subjugation of the monkey and crocodile demons as the main line. Based on his predecessors’ records about Mazu, Wu Ben reintegrated and explained Mazu deeds in historical records and folklore, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent creation of Mazu novels and books. In the process of constructing the story of Mazu, Wu reflects his initial understanding of the ocean. In shaping the image of Mazu, he intentionally downplays the traditional impression of Mazu as a god of the sea, and emphasizes instead the qualities of Mazu as a god who blesses the country, protects the people, and relieves the suffering of the world, which profoundly reflects the cognitive perception of land-sea imbalance in the Ming dynasty, as well as their ideological tendency to subordinate the sea to the landlord. At present, under the guidance of the national strategy of “Ocean Power”, the in-depth excavation of historical resources to enrich the connotation of marine culture has significant advantages for the promotion and dissemination of marine education. Drawing on the perspectives of literature and history, an in-depth analysis of Wu’s works understanding of the ocean and the concept of land-sea in the vision of Ming literati will help to promote the study of marine education in the new era, and provide historical reference for the study of the history of Chinese marine education.
Keywords: concept of land and sea; land dominates the sea; story of Mazu
Author Biography: PAN Ruhong, female, Lecturer and Master’s Supervisor at the Minnan Culture Research Institute of Minnan Normal University; WANG Shuo, male, Master’s Candidate at the Minnan Culture Research Institute of Minnan Normal University; LI Weiwei, female, Master’s Candidate at the Minnan Culture Research Institute of Minnan Normal University.
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