CAJ | 학술논문

中国的民族与宗教有着密切联系，但两者有着很大的区别，且不能混同。在理论层面，民族更多的是基于历史，并没有天然的排他性，同时具有相对稳固性；宗教更多的属于思想领域，排他性较强，同时个体可以自由选择宗教信仰。在实践层面，如果将民族与宗教混同起来，就会忽略中国相当多民众不信仰宗教、不少民族内部有多种宗教信仰的事实，并与宗教信仰自由政策有一定背离，可能不利于和谐社会的构建及引导宗教与社会主义社会相适应。
중국적민족여종교유착밀절련계，단량자유착흔대적구별，차불능혼동。재이론층면，민족경다적시기우역사，병몰유천연적배타성，동시구유상대은고성；종교경다적속우사상영역，배타성교강，동시개체가이자유선택종교신앙。재실천층면，여과장민족여종교혼동기래，취회홀략중국상당다민음불신앙종교、불소민족내부유다충종교신앙적사실，병여종교신앙자유정책유일정배리，가능불리우화해사회적구건급인도종교여사회주의사회상괄응。
There is a close association between ethnic group and religion in China, however, they can’ t be confused because of the immense differences between the two.Theoretically, ethnic group in Chi-na has no natural exclusion and tends to have a relatively stability on the base of historical foundation.Reli-gion mainly belongs to ideological field and has more exclusion, while individual has unrestricted freedom to transfer religious belief.Therefore, it is wrong to confuse ethnic group with religion on the practical level, disregarding the fact that quite a lot of people do not believe in religion.Furthermore, it can’ t accord with freedom of religious belief, and the construction of harmonious society and the guidance of religion to con-temporary society.