The Inheritance and Change Paths of Folk Beliefs in the Transformation of Modern Society

Abstract

In the period of modern social transformation, with the sweeping wave of globalization and the accelerated progress of industrialization and urbanization, the collision between tradition and modernity is becoming more intense. As a cultural phenomenon deeply rooted in the daily life of the people, folk beliefs are undergoing a profound reshaping of their survival foundation and development forms. This transformation not only brings about drastic changes in social structure and the pluralistic differentiation of values, but also poses severe challenges to the inheritance fields and communication methods of folk beliefs. Based on this background, this paper first reviews the multiple functions of folk beliefs in traditional society, such as spiritual comfort, social integration, and ethical norms. Using this as a reference, it deeply analyzes the specific impacts, including the disintegration of spatial carriers caused by changes in social structure and the weakening of belief identity due to the diversification of values. On this basis, it systematically sorts out the inheritance manifestations of folk beliefs in the contemporary era, including the adherence to ritual connotations and the simplification of forms, the protective utilization of material places, and the re - cohesion of group consciousness. Finally, from the three dimensions of policy support, form innovation, and organizational construction, it explores the inheritance and change paths of folk beliefs to adapt to modern society, providing useful reference for the modern transformation of traditional culture.