近代基督教传入对云南部分信教少数民族的文化影响

Modern Christian Education & Its Influence on Culture among Yunam Christian Minorities

云南基督教的传入主要有东西两路 ,东路由四川进入 ,西路由缅甸进入。 19世纪末至 2 0世纪初 ,教会着重在云南少数民族地区传教 ,有 8个民族的部分人口信奉了基督教 ,这和这一部分少数民族的社会发展程度有密切关系。而基督教作为一种异质文化能在这些民族中传播 ,除了列强作为其政治经济后盾外 ,还得益于其传教方式 ,尤其是教会教育的开展。它所引起的云南部分信教少数民族社会文化的变迁 ,不论其客观效果如何 ,其终极是否定民族传统文化 。

Christanity took 2 routes to enter Yunnan:the east from Sichuan and the west from Burma.Since early 19 th century,it concentrated missionary work in the ethnic area in Yunan.As a result,part of the population in 8 ethnic groups was converted.This is closely related to the stage of social development of the groups.Besides the political and economic backups of the powers,Christianity as an alien culture could gain a foothold in these ethnic groups was also benefited from its method,especially its development of missionary education.It did caused the social cultural change among the converted ethnic minority groups in Yunnan.Whatever the objective effects,its ultimate end was to negate the traditional ethnic culture and to pave way for the Western colonial rule.