LoginChanging Terminology on Religion in Modern China (1800-Present)
現代中文宗教專業詞彙（1800—當代)
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宗 教 詞 彙
| Term | Translation | Year |
|---|---|---|
| zuichu zongjiao 最初宗教 |
the earliest religion* | 1916 |
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This term is part of the Primitive religion term group.
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Chinese
人類最初宗教，似凡神教而實非凡神教，似多神教而實非多神教。凡神教者，以爲神靈惟一，遍滿萬有，如靈魂之寓於肉體。而人類最初之宗教，則謂一物一靈。依多神教之說，群神皆抽象的，非具體的，住於無形世界，間接支配萬有。而人類最初之宗教，謂神靈與事物共存，直接寓於萬事萬物之中.
English translation
The earliest religion is not pantheism and not polytheism. Pantheism means that the one spirit fills the whole universe, like the soul living in the body. The earliest religion considered the body and the soul as one. Polytheism means a number of spirits, all of whom are abstract, not concrete, living in formless world, assisting the universe/ everything in an indirect way. The earliest religion says that spirits and objects exist as one, spirits residing immediately in every object and thing. (Werzner)
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