从宗教社会学角度看儒教

Confucianism From the Point of View of Religious Sociology

中国自古就有儒教的概念,从现代的角度出发,其中即包括具有宗教性的“儒教”,也包括具有哲学性的“儒学”。宗教社会学认为宗教是社会的象征,它建构一种生活方式作为神圣价值让人们去追求。儒教以实现王道为己任,在中国传统社会中发挥着政治、法律、道德、宗教等功能,中国传统宗教的人本主义倾向使得儒教与世界三大宗教不同,从宗教社会学的角度看儒教是一种官方宗教、一种工具性宗教、一种宗法伦理宗教。

There has been the concept of Confucianism since ancient times in China. Viewed from modern angle,it includes both “Confucianism” of religion nature and “Confucianism” of philosophy nature. Religious sociology thinks the religion is the symbol of a society, it points out a kind of life style pursued by people as sacred value. Confucianism which makes realizing the kingly way as one＇s own duty is giving play to such functions as the politics, law, morals, religion, etc. China＇ s traditional religious humanism inclines to make Confucianism different religion,a kind of instrumental from three major religions in the world,Confucianism is a kind of official religion, a kind of patriarchal clan system ethic religion.