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1、ChineseMythologySujieLi2016-9-20MainContents1.AGeneralDiscussionofMythology2.AncientChineseMyths3.AcloseLookattwomythsWhatisMythology?Questionshumansaskedinitsnaïveinfancyabouttheworldandtheuniverse:Whyistheskysohigh?Howisitcreated?Whyistheearthunderourfeetsosolid?Howwasitcre
2、ated?Howdidwecometohaveasun,amoon,andtwinklingstarsintheuniverse?Wheredidhumanscomefrom?……Mythologyasystemofhereditarystoriesofancientoriginwhichwereoncebelievedtobetruebyaparticularculturalgroup,andwhichservedtoexplain(intermsoftheintentionsandactionsofdeitiesandothersuperna
3、turalbeings)whytheworldisasitisandthingshappenastheydo,toprovidearationaleforsocialcustomsandobservances,andtoestablishthesanctionsfortherulesbywhichpeopleconducttheirlives.AneasieroneMythologycanrefertothecollectedmythsofagroupofpeopleandtheircollectionofstoriestheytelltoexp
4、lainnature,history,andcustoms-ortothestudyofsuchmyths.Asacollectionofexplanatorystories,mythologyisavitalfeatureofeveryculture.TermsdifferentiationLegend:Iftheprotagonistisahumanbeingratherthanasupernaturalbeing,thetraditionalstoryisusuallynotcalledamythbutalegend.Folktale:If
5、thehereditarystoryconcernssupernaturalbeingswhoarenotgods,andthestoryisnotpartofasystematicmythology,itisusuallyclassifiedasafolktale.Amythisonestoryinamythology.MythologyoftheworldGreekmythologyRomanmythologyMythologyoftheNorseman……Eachculturemaycreateitsownmythologyinitseff
6、ortstounderstandtheworldandinitsdesiretocopewiththeinexorabilityofagivenreality,whentherewasnoscientificknowledgetoassistthem.Chinesemythsyouknowof…Generalintro.ofChineseMythsAncientChinesemythswerenotrecordedinasystematicwayinanywork,andonlyfragmentsofthemareextanttoday.Main
7、collectionsofancientmyths:《庄子》Zhuangzi《列子》Liezi《淮南子》WritingsofPrinceHuainan《左传》ChroniclesbyZuoQiuming《国语》ConversationsfromtheStates《山海经》BookofMountainsandSeasGeneralfeaturesofChineseancientmyths1.Mythicalstoriesareentwinedwithhistory.Fuxi,Shennong,Huangdi,Yuarebothhistoricalf
8、iguresaccordingtolegendandimportantcharactersinmythicalstories.2.The
