论闻香教王氏家族

On Wenxiang jiao and Wang family

在中国历史上,民间宗教以其非法性与秘密性及其常与各类反抗活动相结合,而被历代统治者以严酷手段加以镇压。但宗教在民间却自有其生存空间,各类民间宗教在历史上屡禁不止,不断出现。滦州石佛口王氏家族,前后10代人,两百余年间,既执着于弥勒转世王氏家族的造说,又为传教所带来的巨大利益所惑,虽屡遭打击,却前赴后续,直到清嘉庆年间遭致灭顶之灾。

In Chinese history,secret religions often united with peasant uprising by its distinguishing features of illegality and secrecy,so it was cruelly suppressed by rulers of different Chinese dynasties.However,secret religions have their own markets,and different secret religions constantly emerged.Since Wang Sen founded the Wenxiang cult in later Ming Dynasty,Wang family＇s ten generations have taught religion for nearly two centuries.On the one hand,they persevered in the creation of maitreya＇s incarnation into Wang family;on the other hand,they were allured by the enormous benefits of missionary work.They were constantly suppressed but kept going until the family was completely eradicated by Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty.The whole process was illustrated in this paper.