“鬼门之树”意象解析

Image Analysis of "the Ghosts Gate Tree"

昆仑山上的"众鬼之门"和后世"阴界"都有一个共同的特征,那就是其"鬼门"或"阴界"之门为"树",笔者把他们统称为"鬼门之树"。"树"之意象在此处具有怎样的象征意蕴?反映了先民怎样的信仰观念?笔者以"鬼门之树"意象为契机,勾连起诸多文学意象和民俗事项,以期追述远古树母神崇拜和死亡再生信仰在"鬼门之树"意象上的象征综合及其在后世的遗留和演变。

The ghosts gate on the Kunlun mountains and the tuture generations ＂ Yam sector＂ nave a common cnaractensuc, that is their ＂Ghosts Gate＂ or the door of ＂Yam sector＂ are all ＂trees＂. Both are called ＂the tree of ghost gate＂. What are the symbolic implications of these ＂trees＂？ What do they reflect our ancestors＇beliefs？ Through the imge of ＂the tree of ghost gate ＂, many literary imageries and folk customs are involved in order to explain the symbolic image of ＂the tree of ghost gate＂, and its vestiges and changes in the future generations.