研究者目前倾向从“小传统”和“草根社会”等概念出发 ,分析明清秘密教门的历史与信仰 ,然而对明清教门的信仰的理解 ,离不开宏观的制度性思考。因此 ,从明清秘密教门核心的“灾难神话”出发 ,体察它在整个传统社会信仰制度中的位置 ,可能会有助于我们分析明清教门在传统社会中的生存土壤和活动逻辑 Researchers at present tend to analyze the history and beliefs of the secret teaching in the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the concepts of “small traditions” and “grassroots societies.” However, the understanding of the religious beliefs in the Ming and Qing Dynasties can not be separated from the macroscopic and systematic thinking. Therefore, starting from the “myth of disaster” at the core of the secret teaching in Ming and Qing dynasties and by examining its position in the entire system of traditional social beliefs, it may be helpful for us to analyze the logic of living soil and activities in the traditional society