论江南市镇经济与龙门派之关系

The Relationship between the Market-town Economy and Longmen Taoism in Jiangnan Area of China

市镇经济在明清时期的江南社会得到跨越式大发展。龙门派以王常月为发端盛行于江南,不可避免地要受到市镇经济的深度影响,显露出宗教发展与地域经济之间的关系:第一,市镇经济的兴盛产生了富商阶层,而富商阶层为江南龙门派的发展提供了重要支持;第二,江南龙门派形成了"以宗坛为中心,以下院为辐射点"的宗教网络,这种宗教网络与江南市镇的地域分布之间具有某种内在联系;第三,以闵一得为代表的龙门高道提出了道教"医世"思想,这一思想的提出与大量富商加入龙门派的历史事实之间具有不可割裂的内在联系。

The Ming and Qing dynasties witnessedthe rapid development of the Market-town Economy in Jiangnan area.Inevitably,the market-town economy retains profound influence on Longmen Taoism which is founded by Wang Changyue and prevailing in Jiangnan area.There are three aspects of the relationship between the Market-town Economy and Longmen Taoism.First,because of the rapid development for the Market-town Economy,businessman group grew stronger and supported Longmen Taoism.Second,it is the formation of a religious system by Longmen Taoism in Jiangnan Area which revolves round Zongtan(headquarter)as the center and constructs Xiayuan(radiant point)as the division,and there is the relationship between the religious system and the regional distribution of those market-towns in Jiangnan Area.Third,Min yide,who is on behalf of Longmen Taoist,put forward the salvation theory of Yishi,because a large number of businessmen take part in Longmen Taoism.