摘要
The Chinese people generally believe in the totem of dragon whereas the Lao people always take“Naga”-a kind of dragon-like mystery,as their icon.In the Lao society,“Naga”can be found everywhere,even in their mind.It deeply influences the national mentality and their behaviors and constitutes a special kind of traditional Lao culture,which combines their religions and customs.This paper elaborates and discusses the origin,development and symbolization of“Naga”and also exˉpounds the characteristics and essence of this belief to clarify our understanding about their traditional culture.
The Chinese people generally believe in the totem of dragon whereas the Lao people always take“Naga”-a kind of dragon-like mystery,as their icon.In the Lao society,“Naga”can be found everywhere,even in their mind.It deeply influences the national mentality and their behaviors and constitutes a special kind of traditional Lao culture,which combines their religions and customs.This paper elaborates and discusses the origin,development and symbolization of“Naga”and also exˉpounds the characteristics and essence of this belief to clarify our understanding about their traditional culture.
出处
《东南亚纵横》
2005年第1期23-27,共5页
Crossroads：Southeast Asian Studies
