“西王母”神话的原型解读及民俗学意义

The Mythological Prototype's Explanation of the Queen Mother of the West and Folklore Meaning

“西王母”在中国古代历史和神话中是一位重要的传说人物 ,有关西王母的原型形象一直是人们讨论的一个话题。本文试图根据有限的文献资料 ,从语义分析和语源寻绎的方法入手 ,对西王母的原型形象以及神话中所反映的民俗事项等进行解读。

The Queen Mother of the West is an important legend figure in the ancient history and myths of China,people have discussed this question involved the prototype of the Queen Mother of the West all the time.This article,in the light of the limited documental data,makes a brief explanation on the folk phenomena reflected in the prototype and myth of the Queen Mother of the West starting from the semantic analysis and etymological pursuit.