宗教的经济学阐释

从经济学角度看,"经济人"特性是宗教产生的人性前提,资源有限性与欲望无限性的矛盾是宗教产生的现实根源,知识的有限性和不确定性是宗教产生的知识前提。宗教活动的经济特性体现在:宗教是人类社会最早的第三产业;宗教性消费有助于社会总产出的增加;宗教可为人类社会经济的运行提供一种秩序保证;宗教有一种再分配功能;宗教的传播与商品的流通密切相关;宗教对人力资源有重要影响;宗教对旅游经济发展也有重要影响。

An Economic Elaboration of Religion

From the economic point of view, the feature of ＂ economic man＂ is the humanity premise of religion, the contradiction of limited resources and infinite desire is the realistic root, and the limitation and uncertainty of knowledge are the knowledge premise. The economic characteristics of religious activities are reflected in the follow- ing aspects： religion is the earliest tertiary industry of human society; religious consumption helps to increase the to- tal social output; religion can provide an order to ensure the operation of economy of human society; religion has a function of redistribution ; the spread of religion and the flow of goods are closely related ; religion has a major impact on human resources, tourism and economic development.