Study On The Moral Indoctrination Function Of “Heavenly King” Belief In Xiangxi

Xiangxi "Heavenly King" belief is a special kind of folk belief in Xiangxi area. It is being popular within the local people.It has a strong regional and national characteristics, it is not only strong charisma, but also remained stable. The rulers vigorously put Xiangxi into the "King" of the "moral", "Confucianism" personality image of God, is the specific historical conditions of the official, bureaucratic beliefs. According to local records, Heavenly King Temple were being built in Xiangxi counties, festivals and normal religious activities are more inclusive of other forms of local beliefs, moral indoctrination resources are affluent. This paper mainly used literature method and field investigation method, select the Heavenly king Temple as the representative in Xiangxi area which in the field investigation, analysis of the belief in religion the moral implication from religious ethics perspective, explore Xiangxi "King" faith moral education function. The Xiangxi form of "King" belief in the moral education function play diverse, not only is Xiangxi" King "set an example for others, but also influence the ritual activities exert on religion, taboo norms is directly bound believers’ words and deeds. The mechanism function of moral education in Xiangxi Heavenly King "rely on" God belief system "and" system "to play" God system "including" Heavenly king of Xiangxi "and clergy," belief system "contains complex psychological and religious emotion, the interaction mechanism of Xiangxi Heavenly King ‘s belief and moral education function cannot do without" God system "and" human system ", with the " divine law "and" human law "," social education "and" self-enlightenment "combining characteristics. As a kind of folk belief in Xiangxi"Heavenly King "belief to the socialist moral construction has the enlightenment function, in the transition period of socialist construction, we must re-examine between person and person, between people and society, the relationship between man and nature, moral construction of citizens not only to pays attention to person’s survival, but also pay attention to the people of faith culture, in addition, we should pay more attention to the moral education in the form of diversity. Folk belief of moral education and socialist moral construction is not in contradiction, moral factors are beneficial in the folk beliefs can serve the construction of socialist morality and correctly use religious morality, in order to guide the development of religion and socialist construction adapt to each other for better.