劉祐誠。〈「家將坐炮」魅力的轉向：以八家將團嘉義振祐堂為例〉。《民俗曲藝》218 (2022.12): 189-231。
Liou You-cheng. “Shifts in the Attractiveness of Jiajiang Confronting Firecrackers: A Case Study of the Chiayi Zhenyou Troupe.” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore 218 (2022.12): 189-231.
Abstract
家將坐炮，是指家將團的扮將者先跨站在成堆的鞭炮附近，接着無懼地接受鞭炮炸放，這項行為目前被多數人認為是為了彰顯家將神的神威。本文以聞名於坐炮的嘉義市過溝仔震安宮振祐堂為論題討論對象，並藉由記錄該堂資深成員的坐炮經驗和相關歷史典故，以及學者們搜集、討論表演者於演出期間出現的意識變化，希望能說明無論是扮將者、家將團甚至是觀眾，每個外在條件發生變化，都可能會是個影響家將坐炮發展的因素。
聚焦到扮將者的扮演狀態前，本文首先梳理過溝仔震安宮振祐堂的發展歷史，並由嘉義市家將團使用的更鑼節奏，說明家將成員們強調扮將者要把家將神的力度展現，重新勾勒兩者的關係。尤其扮將者面對數量龐大鞭炮燃放的家將坐炮，扮將者認為此舉能更具深度連結扮將者展現家將神的威猛意象。另一方面，借鑑諸多論及表演者意識的討論，本文將扮將者進入非日常狀態視為最佳表演狀態，嘗試討論在振祐堂成員的扮將案例中，扮將者越來越少出現這種狀態的原因。透過這篇文章的開展，筆者希望能盡力說明同樣都是展現家將神神威的家將坐炮，儘管它目前在遶境過程往往容易得到多數民眾的注意，但是圍觀民眾欣賞家將坐炮已產生相異的趣味。
Jiajiang confronting firecrackers is
an event where one member of the jiajiang troupe stands near piles of
firecrackers and confronts the fusillade of explosions without fear, behavior
currently considered as demonstrating the mighty power of the jiajiang.
This article takes the Chiayi Guogouzi Zhen’an Temple Zhenyou Troupe as a case study of this phenomenon. By
recording the experiences of senior members and related historical accounts, as
well as scholarly research discussing changes in the performers’ consciousness during these events, the author attempts to
explain how changes in external conditions may be factors shaping the
development of jiajiang confronting firecrackers performances,
regardless of whether these changes impact individual performers, the entire
troupe, or even the audience.
Before discussing
actual performances, this article first summarizes the history of the Zhenyou
Troupe, especially the links between jiajiang performances and the
rhythm of small brass gongs played by jiajiang troupes in Chiayi City.
In particular, when facing many firecrackers, performers will strive even
harder to display potent images of the jiajiang. Next, through
discussion of performers’ awareness, this study
considers how they enter into unusual states of mind as an ideal state, while
also discussing the reasons why fewer performers now appear in such a
condition. Based on this article’s analysis, the author hopes
to explain that while jiajiang confronting firecrackers performances
have attracted increasing attention, people’s appreciation of their meaning can feature very different tastes.