中国古代封建统治者对宗教的管理

宗教对于中国古代封建统治者利益的影响具有两面性,既可以成为他们奴役人民的工具,也可以成为民众反抗封建压迫的工具。封建统治阶级为了维护本阶级的利益,对宗教进行严格的管理和控制。通过设置专门的管理机构,采取一系列的政策和措施,加强对汉地宗教、少数民族宗教以及外来宗教的控制,严厉打击民间地下宗教,严惩宗教队伍中的卖国分子,实现了教权依附和服从于皇权的目的。

Administration of Religious Affairs of the Ancient Feudal Rulers of China

: Religion influenced the interests of the ancient feudal rulers of China in two aspects: their tools for enslaving people and people's tools for revolting against feudal oppression. In order to defend the class interests, the feudal ruling class strictly administrated and controlled the religion by setting up special administrative institutes, strengthening the domination for Han religion, ethnic minority religion and foreign religion, meanwhile ruthless (cracking) down on the folk religion and severely punishing the traitors to the country so as to realize that the religious power depended on and obeyed the imperial power .