论中国传统宗教(上)

On the Chinese Traditional Religion

中国传统宗法性宗教、本土道教以及产生于明清二代的民间宗教构成中国传统宗教的内容。中国传统宗教形式多样,历史久远。"敬天法祖"的天神崇拜和祖先崇拜是中国传统宗法性宗教的核心。道教和民间宗教是中国自己创立的作为社会形态的教派宗教。中国传统宗教在长期的历史发展中形成了多神崇拜及其互融、宗教信仰的政治化、入世情怀和天(神)合德等诸多特点,而这些特点对中国传统文化重社会人生的价值取向和重天人合一的思维方式以及深层的民族心理结构都产生了重大而又深远的影响。

Chinese traditional patriarchal religion, indigenous Taoism and folk religion produced in the second generation of the Ming and Qing Dynasty constitute traditional Chinese religions. Chinese traditional religion has various forms with a long history. The gods worship and ancestor worship is the core of Chinese traditional patriarchal religion. Taoism and folk religion founded China＇s own sectarian religion as a social form. With the long- term development of history, Chinese traditional religion formatted polytheism, politicized religious beliefs, the accession feelings to world and the harmonious Heaven and God and many other features, these features have had a significant and profound impact on social life culture value orientation of the Chinese traditional and the harmonious Heaven and God thinking, and deep structure of the national psychology.