Abstract: As the cultural prototype,the primitive religion of the minorities of Xiangxi has become the folkways to go into the cultural life of the modern minorities'folk.This paper must adhere to the religious view of the Chinese characteristic Marxism and develop critically the modern value to make the modern examination on the cultural characteristics,moral choice and spirit core of the primitive religious ethic of the minorities of Xiangxi.

Key words: Western Hunan, the ethic minority, the primitive religion, ethical culture

摘要： 湘西少数民族原始宗教作为文化原型,已化为民风民俗,进入当代民族民间文化生活。对湘西少数民族原始宗教伦理的文化特性、道德选择及其精神内核的现代审视,必须坚持中国化马克思主义宗教观,批判地发掘其当代价值。

关键词: 湘西, 少数民族, 原始宗教, 伦理文化