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US doctoral degree candidate studies Taoism in Tainan (2014/01/24)
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US doctoral degree candidate studies Taoism in Tainan (2014/01/24)
Doctoral degree candidate Stephen Flanigan came to Tainan to study local Taoism culture. His studies included learning prayer recitations and transcribing Taoist incantations into the Taiwanese language.
The drum beats as believers participate in prayer incantations at this Tainan temple. Some are surprised to see a foreigner taking part in this ceremony. He sounds just like the locals.
He can fluently speak these Taoist prayer incantations and shows us his notebook of incantations. The most amazing thing is that he can translate classical Chinese into the local Taiwanese pronunciation.
Stephen Flanigan is a doctoral degree candidate in history at the University of Hawaii. His thesis is on Chinese Taoism and folk beliefs. He has lived in Tainan for three years to perform fieldwork.
He admits that there is a certain degree of difficulty when it some to studying the Taiwanese language.
Stephen Flanigan
US Doctoral Candidate
Learning these incantations, probably the most difficult thing is remembering the different pronunciations of the Chinese characters in the Minnan language. Because Minnan still has a stronger, more preserved dual pronunciation scheme than Mandarin.
His ability to speak Taiwanese has left a deep and lasting impression on many in this temple
“I was surprised, very surprised that he would invest himself in this study and learn to speak Taiwanese so well.”
Flanigan adds the availability of delicious food in Tainan has helped his stay. He plans to take a little bit of local Taoism back home with him when he completes his research.
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洋博士唸經
有一位來自美國的博士生馮思明，特地到台南研究道教文化，他不但主動到廟裡學誦經，還以羅馬拼音，將文言文翻譯成台語經文，廟方對於他的台語程度也感到驚訝。
一邊敲打法鼓，一邊專心唸經，台南廟會裡，也有外籍人士共同參與，而且唸經不只力求字正腔圓，就連音調也都很講究。
能夠講出一口流利的經文，勢必要下一番功夫，拿出貼滿經文的筆記本，厲害的是，文言文還得用台語發音。
馮思明（Stephen Flanigan），是美國夏威夷大學歷史系的博士候選人，論文題目研究華人道教與民間信仰的關係，為了田野調查，移居台南三年。
談到學習台語，他坦言有一定程度的困難。
[[美籍博士生 馮思明]]
學習唸這些經文，最難的大概是要用閩南語記得這些漢字的發音，因為閩南語比華語保存了更多的發音。
不過和他對話過的廟公，還是對他的台語能力印象深刻。
[[廟方人員]]
我很驚訝 很訝異，有辦法這麼投入，有辦法說台語說的這麼好。
馮思明也喜歡在台南四處品嚐美食，未來打算將台灣道教文化好好介紹給自己的家鄉。
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