怪诞形象与惧鬼原因——闽南民间故事另类形象产生的根源

Weird Characters and the Cause of Ghost Fears——On the Rootstock of the Unique Characters in Minnan Folktales

闽南民间故事中的怪诞形象与闽南独特的"惧鬼"心理密切相关,是闽南文化心理中的惧鬼因素和魔鬼意象。这种创造不仅可以看出闽南民众对给他们的生存和生活造成不安全不稳定因素的畏惧、警惕和否定,同时也透露出闽南民众对生活危机的发泄和补偿心理以及对美好稳定的生活理想和社会秩序的渴望和追求,形象地传达出了闽南文化的特殊内涵和价值取向。

The weird characters in Minnan folktales, related closely to the ghost fear psychology unique to Minnan region, are the demon images and the very cause of ghost fear in the cultural psychology of Minnan. The creation of these characters well refleets Minnan people＇ s fear of and alertness to the factors leading to their unsafe and unstable lives, and meanwhile, reveals their vent to their life crises and their yearning for a wonder life and steady social order. Therefore, it vividly expresses the particular connotations and the value orientation of Minnan culture. psychology