Primitive Religion And Kingship In Pre-Qin Period

The pre-Qin period is the main development period in Chinese society. During this period, all aspects of social life in the formation process of gradually in the pre-Qin period, including the development of social life through an important aspect, is the original religion. Primitive religious and social life has many aspects of the ties, with the development of the primitive religion of human society, history is closely linked, is one of the important aspects. Primitive religious on early Chinese social development, especially for the establishment of early kingship early states formation, and has played a very important role. The paper mainly includes the following three aspects:The first part: Exploring the primitive religion of the origin and early evolution process. From a religious origins theory began unfolding reasoning, this period of primitive religious in initial stage of development, from early simple nature worship gradually development, the development of soul and after, to finally appear ancestor worship the higher level of totem worship, all is the human thought long time development of action result.The second part: The development of the primitive religion with primitive kingship relationship. In this one phase, primitive religious began in all aspects of human life effect. Ancients in primitive religious conviction not suspect, from primitive religious leaders make clan in the religious leaders produce gradually. Meanwhile, they also use primitive religious consolidate their ruling, the combination of original religion and kingship gradually become early dynasty ruled way, this is the case in the Shang dynasty reached the peak.The third part: The decline of primitive religious and secular kingship establishment. From the late Shang .Shang dynasty began the king and the contradiction rule wizard class increasingly clear, after a long struggle, finally lead to wizard class and stratum of separation. Regime Through the combination of Zhou kingship and etiquette of spring and autumn and warring states era of humanistic thought germination, the end result is, secular religion as the kingship replaced with the original kingship umbrella.