构建他者 ——中国圣诞文化初探
Constructing the Other: Christmas Culture in China
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摘要: 圣诞文化是随着基督教传入并逐步在中国语境下所形成的异质文化现象,尤其是在 中国进一步深化改革的历史情境下,圣诞文化方兴未艾。相对于本土文化,这是中国基督教 信徒构建的"他者"。换言之,他们用中国现世的此岸性来弱化西方意义上的彼岸性,以减 轻当下世界所带来的压力。Abstract: Christmas in China is a homogeneous culture formed with the Christiani ty preaching, With the reform being furthered, Christmas culture is prospering i n China. Different from the Chinese native culture, Christmas is "the other" con structed by Chinese Christians. In other words, Christmas culture reveals the te ndency that Chinese Christians try to weaken the pressure from "the other shore" with their Chinese boon from their life-world.