宗教活動通過一系列行動鏈條,與地方經濟社會發展和文化建設相關聯。修建宮觀的資金來源,可以反映民間社會的關系網絡和權力生態。同時,根據宮觀重修的間隔和頻率,綜合其所需資金多寡、貨幣購買力高低等因素,也可判斷物價上漲水平和社會安定程度。重修宮觀的碑記因而具有了經濟史和社會史的意義。以道教為例,分析清代云南宗教財產的獲取路徑、使用途徑以及糾紛方法,對于認識清代云南民間社會亦有所裨益。

Religious activities are linked to local socio-economic development and cultural construction through a series of action chains. The source of funding for the construction of a palace can reflect the network of a civil society and its ecological power. At the same time,the frequency of rehabilitation of a given palace,the total amount of money required,the purchasing power of the money acquired and other factors will also reflect the price increases and social stability. Thus,the tablets recording the rehabilitation of a given palace have much significance in revealing the local socio-economic history. This paper gives a study of Taoist property in Yunnan in the Qing dynasty,including the channels for its acquisition and application as well as the means for dispute settlement,which should be helpful to understand the civil society of Yunnan in the Qing dynasty.