李安纲教授等从宗教文化学角度对《西游记》的研究有可观的成绩 ,可以看作“一家之言”。但这不能否定《西游记》的小说性质 ,不能代替从社会学角度对该小说的观照解读、分析研究。尤其不能把道学家的“明心见性”理论与无产阶级的大公无私相提并论 Professor Angang An from the perspective of religious and cultural studies on the “Journey to the West,” the considerable achievements, can be seen as “a family of words.” However, this can not deny the nature of the novels of Journey to the West and can not replace the contemplative interpretation, analysis and research of the novel from a sociological point of view. In particular, we should not make a comparison between the Taoist’s “fair-mindedness” theory and the proletarian selflessness