论蒋观云的神话学思想

On Jiang Guanyun' Thought of Mythology

蒋观云是"中国神话学的开创者"。蒋观云将神话作为救国救民的有效工具,以神话研究寻求中华民族的共同渊源和文化记忆,唤起民族的自信心和凝聚力,这是一种基于"民族"视角的神话学思想。蒋观云的神话学思想在清末时期非常典型,使神话学从肇始之初就彰显出经世致用的学术品格,具有很强的现实意义。

Jiang Guanyun is the inaugurator of Chinese mythology. He took the myth as the effective tool to save the country and people. He sought the common origin and cultural memory of Chinese people, and aroused the nation＇s self-confidence through myth study. Jiang Guangun＇s thotight on mythology, which made mythology reveal its academic charaeter from the beginning, was typical in the late Qing Dynasty, and is full of practical significance.