宗教對話與個體──於馬來西亞語境的一個探討

Religious Dialogue and Individual: A Discussion within Malaysian Context

鄭庭河(Ting-Ho Ching)

《玄奘佛學研究》 26期 (2016/09) Pp. 113-137

摘要

馬來西亞是個多元族群和文化社會，宗教領域也呈現多元面貌，然而由於族群政治的影響，宗教認同往往被染上族群色彩，甚至被「族群化」而淪入狹隘、排他的部落主義。近些年來，宗教對話被視為消除誤解和偏見，塑造和諧社會的一大方案，但關於宗教對話的理論，包括其倫理的探討尚處於非常初步的狀態。於馬來西亞，宗教對話經常被視為各個傳統或教群代表之間的對話，個人作為信仰者則相對被忽略。現代性以個體為本，部份社會甚至出現了普遍的宗教個體化現象，而這也體現了宗教的民主化趨向。信仰者的個體自覺和主權意識有助於消解宗教對話中可能的部落心態和思維，也更符合公民社會之理想。

關鍵字

馬來西亞 ； 宗教對話 ； 部落主義 ； 個體 ； 現代性

並列摘要

Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-culture society, diversity is manifested in various aspects, including religion. However, due to the effect of racial politics, its religious identities have been colored by racial tone, even are 'racialized' and fall into the narrow and xenophobic gutter of tribalism. Recently, inter religion dialogue is seen as one of the way to overcome misunderstandings and stereotypes, so to build up a harmonious society. But theories related to religious dialogue, including its ethical aspect, are still in a very preliminary stage. In Malaysia, religious dialogues are always seen as dialogues between representatives of different religious traditions or groups, while individuals as the believers are relatively neglected. Modernity is based on individuality. The phenomenon of individualization of religion is happening in some societies, and this also reflected the trend of democratization of religion. The realization of individuality and awareness of self-determination is conducive to the elimination of the possible tribalism within dialogue parties' psychology and thinking, which is also more in line with the ideal of civil society.

並列關鍵字

Malaysia ； religious dialogue ； tribalism ； individual ； modernity

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