CAJ | 학술논문

自古以来,岭南就是世界海洋贸易的东方中心。海神、河神以及水神等都受到当地人的尊崇。香港作为中国南海的重要港口之一是水神信仰的早期传入地。香港的渔民、水手等从事海上作业的人历来靠水而生,他们当中有不少人信奉水神（香港民间一般将海神、河神等一律统称为水神）。透过对香港民间华人庙宇的探究,讨论了香港水神信仰的源流,发现香港的民间信仰在岭南文化中起到历史传承、兼容并蓄以及典范表率的作用。
자고이래,령남취시세계해양무역적동방중심。해신、하신이급수신등도수도당지인적존숭。향항작위중국남해적중요항구지일시수신신앙적조기전입지。향항적어민、수수등종사해상작업적인력래고수이생,타문당중유불소인신봉수신（향항민간일반장해신、하신등일률통칭위수신）。투과대향항민간화인묘우적탐구,토론료향항수신신앙적원류,발현향항적민간신앙재령남문화중기도역사전승、겸용병축이급전범표솔적작용。
Lingnan has been the eastern center of world＇s maritime trade since ancient times.Goddesses of the sea,the rivers and the waters are naturally respected by the locals.As one of the important ports around the South China Sea,Hongkong is the place where the worship of water spirits was introduced at an early stage.In Hongkong,fishermen,sailors and others believe in such spirits as goddesses of the sea,the river and so on,collectively referred to as ＇water spirits＇ as their living is closely associated with the sea.By exploring the origins of popular cults related to these spirits,especially by investigating local shrines and temples,we can see how traditional beliefs have been carried on in Hongkong and how they have managed to become model examples for popular cults.