论荷兰宽容文化形成的若干原因

Causes of Dutch Tolerant Culture

荷兰的宽容文化在世界上独树一帜,在荷兰形象中具有令人瞩目的地位。在塑造荷兰宽容文化的众多原因中,荷兰历史上不利的自然环境和由此产生的区域自治的传统、中世纪后期包括荷兰在内的整个西欧宗教普遍不宽容的历史及荷兰市镇商品贸易的繁荣与对外交往的频繁,这些都构成了促使荷兰宽容文化产生的重要因素。

Dutch tolerant culture, one unique culture in this world, has an important status in Dutch image. There are many causes of this unique culture, such as the adverse environment in its history, its traditional regional autonomy, the religious intolerance in the late Middle Age in West Europe as a whole, its flourishing commerce and its frequent exchanges with foreign countries.