亚形形式母题的形成、演变及其文化意义

The Forming,Evolvement and Cultural Meaning of the "亞" Shape motif

在史前文明中,人们从太阳观测中得出亚形观念以及亚形由对大地之形的描述上升到精神性形式母题的过程,透视出古代中国人特有的宇宙观和思维模式。而亚形和古代礼制、亚形变迁与中国古代社会变革之间的关系也正是这种宇宙观念和思维模式发展的具体体现,其中蕴涵着中华文明的独特品格。亚形在不同文化中的变异,为我们提供了一条探索各文化之间联系的可能性线索。而亚形最终堙没在东方文明里,却成为西方文明的神性象征,从中可以总结出中西文化的差异。

This treatise discusses how the ancients who lived in prehistorical culture elicited the concept of “亚” shape , and how the “亚” shape concept rose from the depiction of the shape of terra firma to a kind of psychic motif , from this discussion , the author summarized the unique universe view and ideology mode of ancient Chinese . The relation between the “亚” shape concept and the ancient proprieties system, the change of “亚” shape and the transforming of Chinese ancient society just is the concrete embodiment of the development of this universe view and ideology mode , among them contained the particular character of Chinese culture . The variations of the “亚” shape in different cultures offered us a possible clue to explore the contact among various cultures . The “亚” shape finally disappeared in eastern culture while became a kind of deiform symbol in western culture , we can generalize some differences between eastern and western cultures from this phenomenon .