嫦娥奔月神话的文化破译

Cultural Interpretation of Myth of Chang'e Flying to the Moon

文章在对月亮神话的原型意象作历时性分析的基础上,将嫦娥奔月与祈求生殖的巫术联系起来分析阐释。认为月亮神话经历了初始原型、次原型和复合型三种神话形态和演化模式,它们分别对应着丰收神、生殖神和复合的婚姻神。嫦娥是一位执着祈生求嗣的帝妃,其吞服西王母不死药和奔月行为均系祈生求嗣的巫术仪式行为;奔月时间应为具有生生之德宜子之祥的农历八月十五日夜。

With a diachronic analysis of archetypal image of the moon and integration of Chang＇e Flying to the Moon to witchcraft of reproduction worship, the paper holds that the moon myth experiences three mythological forms and evolutionary patterns-initial archetype, sub-archetype and complex archetype, which correspond to god of harvest, god of reproduction and god of complex Hymen respectively. Chang＇e is an imperial concubine whose taking XI Wangmu＇s immortal medicine and flying to the moon are witch rites. Time of flying to the moon is lunar August 15th for offsprings.