现代民间类宗教团体的特征及演化

现代民间类宗教团体是既非传统宗教、传统民间信仰,又具有一定宗教特性的、非法的民间组织.他们特殊的组织手段、光怪陆离的信仰崇拜系统、隐秘的活动方式和庞杂的理论学说等特征,决定了其中的一些向邪教组织转化的潜在可能.应当对此给予高度重视,从而正确引导此类团体的发展,防止其向邪教演化,尤其要预防其在意识形态方面可能产生的副作用...

The Characteristics and Evolution of Folk Marginal Religious Groups in Modern Times

Modem folk marginal religious groups are not traditional religious groups and traditional folk beliefs, but of religious nature. Their special organizational means, grotesque belief and qorship systems, secret activity mode and hetereogenous doctrines decide the likelihood of their changing into cults. This paper analyzes the evolution of modem folk marginal religious groups, provides a theoretical analysis to guide them correctly and gives suggestions of how to manage such groups according to the law.