中西女神信仰辨异——以中国民间的女神信仰与天主教的圣母崇拜为例

中国民间的女神信仰与天主教的圣母崇拜，二者的起源可以共同追溯到人类原初的母性崇拜心理。由于社会现实、文化传统、宗教传统的差异，二者在具有一定的普遍性、共通性的同时，也呈现出巨大的地域和文化的差异。文章从对女神的神性与神功的不同理解出发。分析了中国民间的女神信仰与天主教的圣母崇拜的差异及其原因。

Analysis on the Differences between Chinese and Western Goddess Worship

Chinese folk goddess worship and Catholic adoration for the Virgin Mary have the sameorigin,which can be traced back to the human original psychology of maternity worship.However,due to the differences in social reality,cultural and religious traditions,they show huge geographical and cultural differences though they share certain universality and commonality.Starting from believers' different comprehension of the goddess' identity and magic power,this article makes an analysis on the difference between Chinese and western goddess worship and its reason.