绝地天通——中国古代文化专制制度的肇始

政治上的大一统和思想上的一元化是中国传统文化的一大显著特点。“绝地天通”作为一个标志,从某种程度上可以说是日后文化专制制度的基础。原始宗教包括了除生产知识以外几乎全部的原始文化成果,因此,从黄帝到颛顼的“绝地天通”,表面上是对宗教的垄断,实际上是对文化的垄断。

Juedi Tongtian- Origin of Autocratic Culture System in Ancient China

The great unity in politics and centralization in thoughts have been obvious characteristics in Chinese traditional culture.Juedi Tongtian(All Areas Linking with the Royalty),as a symbol,is to some extent the foundation of the cultural autocratic system in ancient China.Primitive religions included almost all the achievements in primitive culture except for the knowledge gained from production,therefore,Juedi Tongtian,which covered the period from legendary Yellow Emperor to Emperor Zhuanxu,was superficially a monopoly on religions,but in fact a monopoly on the culture.