Yanzhong
Xiao
Abstract:The text tries to analyze the “Saint ”
principle that thought the inside to the Chinese tradition political proceeds
depend on the religious sociology theory of Durkheim. The author thinks, The
"Saint King" is a political- cultural symbol as a "sacred"
idea that a kind of social common“collective spirit”. Obviously, the Worship with the
"Saint King" is an important path for constructing identity of the
nation. On this basis, the Secular King has also an authority and legitimacy of
politics in ancient China.
(The
paper is in Chinese)