宗教选择与信仰自觉:滇南苗族宗教生态急剧变迁的理性反思

民族地区宗教生态问题发生的实质,并不仅仅是外来宗教与民族传统宗教之间的互动关系,而是民族文化和民族传统宗教的传承和创新问题。当代滇南地区苗族宗教的发展及其变迁的事实表明,宗教的几度转型及传统宗教信仰的回归,以及给苗族社会和文化的稳定发展带来的动荡和冲击,实质上是民族文化传承和发展、如何对待和理解外来文化和宗教的传入与融合的问题。就当前苗族文化与宗教发展的趋势而言,信仰自觉的正确把握与实践显得尤为重要。因此,滇南苗族地区宗教生态平衡与否反映出来的宗教问题,已远超出了宗教信仰自由与否的宗教理解。

Religious Choice and Autonomy:A Study of the Dramatically Changing Religious Ecology of the Miaos in South Yunnan

The nature of the religious eco-problems in the ethnic area is not only related to the interaction between introduced religions and the traditional religions but also to the inheritance and innovation of the traditional ethnic cultures and traditions.The case study of the development and changes of the Miao’s religions in south Yunnan reveals that the transformation of their religions and the return of the their traditional religion as well as their impacts on the Miao society and culture are closely related to their cultural inheritance and development and their understanding and acceptance of the introduced cultures and religions.As for the current trend of Miao culture and religion,religious autonomy plays a key role.Thus,the religious problems revealed in the religious eco-balance are not confined to the problem of religious freedom.