本論文以嘉義縣東石鄉網寮村的五年一科祭典為例，紀錄當地祭典儀式過程，並試圖探討廟宇在祭典舉辦期間，出外人經由祭典作為媒介所形成的社群關係，以及祭典中的公共性議題。東石各個村落的王爺祭典有些微不同，對於王爺、客王的解釋也有各自說法，王爺身份認定則可在迎王祭典中解釋。王船是網寮村五年一科祭典中重要的象徵，原先王船儀式每一年皆有舉行，然而在更改王船儀式至五年一科之後，出外人與家鄉連結則越加明顯，此改變也讓出外人對於家鄉慶典更加期待。另外，出外人在祭典期間，從個人的感受及他人的言語中形成了浮動的社群，而在丁口錢制度中所強調的地緣、血緣關係，也可能使出外人在身份認同上有所浮動。 在公共性內涵中，地方祭典作為全體共同的認知，參與者（廟方委員、在地人、出外人）角色在行動之中，形塑出現在祭典的樣貌。廟方在祭典中公開或封閉的態度，決定參與者進入祭典的權限；在地人與廟方則需要互相配合，共同在儀式過程中出力；出外人的資金援助則間接使祭典規模越加盛大。三個群體之所以投入在公共的祭典中，其中存在著為公的公共善以及為己的私利，因此例行性祭典的舉辦能助於地方的公共行動與團結力。 The thesis focuses on the Five-year ceremony of Wangliau village in Dongshi township, Chiayi County. The research covers the recording of the ceremony, and analyzes the relationship between local people and immigrants through the ceremony and the idea of publicity shaped by it. The Wang-Ye ceremonies in Dongshi are different. There are different explanations of Wang-Ye and Cing-Wang. There is a tradition of paper-pasted Wang-chuan in Wangliau, and it is a local characteristic. The Wang-chuan is an important symbol in the ceremony of the Wangliau. Originally the Wang-chuan Ritual held in every year. However, when the ritual held in the Five-year ceremony, the relation between the immigrants and hometown is closer. The immigrants look forward to joining the hometown ceremony. Owing to the immigrant's personal feelings and other words, the community is always shifting. The system of Dingkou money also give the shifting community. In public issues, the local ceremony is the common cognition in the village. The participants (Temples Committee, local person, immigrants) create the scale of the ceremony. The permissions of the participants are determined by the temples committee's attitude, which is open or conservative. The local person needs to coordinate with the temples Committee. The funds from the immigrants make the ceremony grander. The common good and private benefits are the reason why these three groups join the ceremony together. Therefore, the routine ceremonies can promote the public action and solidarity.
