明末民间宗教发展原因探析

Why the Religions Among the People Developed Vigorously in the end of Ming Dynasty

明末民间宗教的发展既有深远的历史因素 ,也有客观的现实条件 ,主要表现在以下四个方面 :新兴商品经济的流动性与冒险性使人们对平安生活与物质财富的渴求更进一步地寄予民间宗教神灵 ;明代帝王对民间神的崇奉创造了良好的政治环境 ;三教合一为之注入了丰富的文化内涵 ;

In the end of Ming Dynasty, the religions among the people developed vigorously. The reasons were as follows, the commercial development, the kings’ attitudes to the religious belief among the people, the mixture of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and the social contradictions at that time. To make a deep and objective study on the religions among the people is of great historical and current significance.