文学与宗教的关系,密切而复杂。作为社会意识形态和上层建筑的政治、法律、哲学、宗教、文学、艺术等,它们的发展共同以经济发展为基础。但是,它们之间又都互相影响并对经济基础发生反作用。这就是说,宗教与文学之间,彼此渗透和吸收,彼此促进和发展。宗教对文学的影响宗教对文学的影响,同政治对文学的影响相似。每当社会阶级斗争激化的时候,政治必然对文学产生强烈的渗透与促进;同样地,每当宗教意识以及宗教上层建筑统治社 The relationship between literature and religion is closely and complicated. As the political, legal, philosophical, religious, literary and artistic social ideologies and superstructures, their development is based on economic development. However, they all affect each other and react to economic fundamentals. This means that religion and literature permeate and absorb each other and promote and develop with each other. The Impact of Religion on Literature The influence of religion on literature is similar to that of politics on literature. Whenever the social class struggle intensifies, politics inevitably creates a strong infiltration and promotion of literature. Similarly, whenever religious awareness and religious superstructure rulers