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Comparison of Chinese and Western religious culture 　　【Abstract】Religious culture is an important part in national culture， it has great meaning for the analysis of local political and social background. The two characters with the same rebellious spirit as a spot to research the development of Chinese and western religious culture in the 17th century. In the paper， firstly， we discussed the character of Satan and Monkey King， then， we lead in the image and environment of epic and the description of the novel difference， thus we summarize the differences between Chinese and western religious culture in the 17th century. 　　【Key words】Satan； Monkey King； Rebellious； Religious culture 　　1. Introduction 　　Religion is a special type of human culture， religious culture is the product of human consciousness thinking. Christianity is the source of important thought of western civilization and the spiritual foundation. Chinese localization of Buddhism brings new spirit and life artistic conception in Chinese culture .（Zhang Jing ， Wu Song， 2008）. 　　2. The same image 　　2.1 They are under the powerful forces of oppression， but dont give up the pursuit of freedom， never bow to authority. 　　Monkey King comes from a stone， enjoys freedom and equality. The jade emperor is afraid of his martial arts and the distinct personality. Satan was once a big angel， Lucifer. He waked his friends from the lake of fire and set up the magic house， “I want to be in hell reigns， rather than in hell as slaves， rather than in hell king”. （John Milton，1923） 　　2.2 similar ending： failed. 　　Monkey King was given in to the Buddhism and crushed under the Wuzhi Mountain. With Tangs monk to obtain buddhist scriptures， he went through eighty-one hardships to becomes a true Buddha. Satan and his companions would become snakes and suffer pain. 　　3. Differences between Satan and Monkey King 　　3.1 birth background 　　Monkey King absorbs the essence of the universe， he was born from a rock. “Cove