Abstract
This paper endeavors to analyze the secularization of the classic Chinese and Western religions through some images of folk beliefs. It attempts to provide a new description of religious secularization based on the primary theories on the secular processes. Within the comparison of the similar images in Chinese and Western religions, and the biblical figures, this paper places much more emphasis on the religious cultural infiltration in people’s daily life. The study aims to illustrate how such infiltrations are reflected in folk cultures and explore the similarities and differences in Chinese and Western Culture, in order to contribute a deeper understanding of Chinese and Western culture connotation, evolution and integration to the cultural mutual awareness and understanding with a certain role.
Keywords Religious secularization folk beliefs’ culture the folk images of the divinities and demons
本论文由中西民间鬼神文化的具体形式探讨入手，略论具体类似的中国和西方的典型鬼神形象的相似处、宗教起源以及其在现代民间文化中的演化、应用。在已有的宗教世俗化和各个宗教世俗化过程的理论基础上，英语论文范文，英语论文，对中西典型民间鬼神形象进行描述，略论并对比中国、西方宗教在中民间文化的渗透、演变。以期有助于更深刻地认识中西文化内涵、演变和融合，对中西彼此文化的认识、理解有一定促进影响。
关键词 宗教世俗化 民间信仰文化 民间鬼神形象
The religious secularization is a common social cultural phenomenon caused by the societal changes and modernization. Secularization marks the change from traditional society to modern society. Since religions are profoundly based on the humanity and the long history of spiritual awareness, their variation trend has become a significant feature in secular society. And the folk culture absorbs the religions, which helps it gain the authority in secular society. Some of the concepts that people take for granted as common senses are the notable sign of the religious secularization. |
