由东西方宗教观差异分析道教衰退之根源

Analysis on the Source of the Decline of Taoism Based on the Difference between Oriental and Western Religious Perspectives

东西方宗教发展迥然不同的态势,根植于东西方截然相反的宗教观。道教信仰的多神论、道教生存中的宗法依附性以及道教的信仰诉求机制等构成了道教信众的基本宗教观,在特定历史时期推动了道教的形成和发展,但同时也蕴含了道教衰退的基因。

The difference in development conditions of the oriental and western religions are originated from their opposite religious perspectives. The basic Taoist philosophy, consisting of polytheism, patriarchal dependency in its survival and the utilitarianism of religion, contributes to the formation and development of Taoism in specific historical period and its declines as well.