本文在前辈学者的研究成果的基础上，主要从文化和宗教的角度来探讨《三遂平妖传》，结合文献学、民俗学、宗教学、历史学以及文学等多种学科知识，将历史与文学相结合，广泛运用比勘考证、钩稽考索、文史互证等研究方法,对《三遂平妖传》文本进行重新反思和探讨。本文的研究重点是，尽力还原当下文化传统的大环境下的写作，也就是说通过大量阅读文献和民间宗教典籍、宝卷，沿着当时社会文化潮流与宗教潮流的趋势,追寻作者创作时的心态以及文学的表现张力。本文主要围绕四个方面展开探讨：一、《三遂平妖传》的创作时代及其成书过程；二、《三遂平妖传》中的民间秘密宗教以及佛教信仰之传播；三、《三遂平妖传》中的法术与《封神演义》法术之比较；四、《三遂平妖传》之人物原型探赜。以上内容都围绕着对小说文本的文化与宗教内容的阐释和分析而展开。对小说文本进行了更深入的分析，对小说中蕴含的传统文化的内容，尤其是对所蕴含的当下的传统文化大环境的状态以及对小说创作的影响都进行了比较系统的研究和探索。

The basis depending on research result of predecessor scholar is listed in the paper, is come to discuss "three Sui Ping Yao Zhuan " mainly with the religion angle from culture, be tied in wedlock various discipline knowledge such as philology , folklore , study of religion , history and literature, combine history literature each other, each other certificates applying broadly than surveying textual criticism , the hook verifying the rope , literature and history wait for research method , are in progress rethinking profoundly again and discuss to the version "three Sui Ping Ping Yao Zhuan ".The main body of a book research priority is, as far as possible deoxidation culture in the instantly the writing under the overall situation of tradition, passes large amount of read a document and popular religion ancient book and record , treasured volume that is ,along society culture that time tidal current tracks down author creation time psychology and the literature behaviour tension with religion tidal current trend.The main body of a book is discussed mainly about that four aspect spreads out: One, " three Sui Ping Yao Zhuan " creation times and their Cheng Shu process; That spreads popular confidential religion and Buddhism belief in two, " three Sui Ping Yao Zhuan "; Comparison of magic art and "Apotheosis of Heroes " magic art in three, " three Sui Ping Yao Zhuan "; The prototype explores personage of four, " three Sui Ping Yao Zhuan " profound.Analyse but unfold all above content all about that the culture to novel version draws with religion content expounding. Content passing rigorous tradition culture contained by the literary works expounding and proving , checking not only novel version analysis to further be not main current in depth, and with regard to, especially the overall situation state compares systematic research with exploration to what be contained tradition in the instantly culture as well as creation effect has all been in progress to literature, in order the ancient literature version understands and explains the visual angle , frontier having opened up the new.