“道教走出去”与世界宗教史规律

“Taoism Going Global” and the Law of World History of Religion

道教是中华民族所固有的传统宗教,道教传至海外至少已有千余年了。通过考察“道教走出去”的历史足迹,尤其是在东亚文化圈的本土化、民族化、地域化、处境化状况,可把道教在海外传播及其影响归纳为四种主要类型,即“本色型、吸纳型、融合型、更新型”,它们均能表明,道教在海外的传播及其影响是合乎世界宗教史所揭示的生存发展规律的。以史为镜,认知规律,当今“道教走出去”肩负着前所未有的时代使命,着眼“现时代的人类难题”,致力“现代性的义理阐释”,乃是“道行天下”的根本途径。

Taoism is the inherent traditional religion of the Chinese nation. Taoism has been spread overseas for at least a thousand years.Through examining the historical process of “Taoism going global”, especially its localization, nationalization, regionalization and situation in the East Asian cultural circle, the overseas spread of Taoism and its influence can be summarized into four main types, i.e. “the native type”, “the absorbing approach”, “the integrative approach”, “the renewal type”,all of which can demonstrate the spread and influence of Taoism overseas being in line with the law of survival and development revealed by the world religious history. We should take history as the mirror and recognize the law behind. Today, as “Taoism going global” shoulders the unprecedented mission of the era, we should focus on “the difficult human problems of the present era”, and devote ourselves to “the righteous interpretation of modernity”, which is the fundamental way to “promote popularization of Taoism in the world”.