明初金門因設置千戶所及田浦巡檢司，即各自在城內建有城隍廟；清代在官民的合作下，又於治所後浦興建城隍廟，每年舉辦熱鬧的迎城隍活動，成為全島的信仰中心與宗教盛事。本文除探討這三座城隍廟的歷史發展與信仰演變外，也從中對明清以來的城隍信仰進行再思考，指出在制度規定的地方層級外，尚存在軍事系統與縣級以下的城隍廟；城隍廟雖分官祀與民祀，但兩者常有交融或轉化；村鎮城隍廟的起源具有地域特徵，其信仰發展亦有地方化的現象；城隍廟常被當作一種政治資源，地方人士與官員皆甚重視；等級性作為城隍神的基本屬性，迄今並無改變。

In the early Ming Dynasty, Kinmen established the Thousand Household Office and the Tianpu Inspection Department, each of which had a City God Temple in the city; in the Qing Dynasty, with the cooperation of the government and the people, the City God Temple was built in Houpu, where the government office is located, and lively City God tours were held every year, becoming the faith center and religious celebration of the whole island. In addition to discussing the historical development and belief evolution of these three City God Temples, this paper also rethinks the City God belief since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, pointing out that in addition to the local levels stipulated by the worship system, there are also City God Temples under the military system and those below the county level; although City God Temples is divided into official worship and folk worship, the two often blend or transform; the origin of City God Temples in villages and towns has regional characteristics, and the development of its beliefs also has localized phenomena; City God Temple is often used as a political resource, and local elites and officials attach great importance to it; hierarchy is the basic attribute of the City God, and it has not changed so far.

金門;城隍信仰;境主;迎城隍;等級性

Kinmen; City God Belief; the Gods of the Territory; City God Tour Festival; Hierarchy