圣火意象的文化人类学考察——从奥运圣火说开去

An Analysis on the Imagery of the Olympic Flame from the Perspective of the Cultural Anthropology

火意象的崇高性和奥运会的宗教性使二者很容易找到了契合点。从一开始"火"就在奥运会的宗教仪式性的借用中被赋予了"和平"的象征意义。用文化人类学的观点来说,火有原型,且在人类的集体无意识中形成一种意象。世界各种文化体系都有对火意象的内涵的阐释,这使"火"具有了某种超越文化体系局限的价值同构性,因而引发了全球性的文化认同。

The loftiness of the＂fire＂and the religiousness of the Olympics make it easy to find the relativity between the two.At the very beginning,＂fire＂had been used as a symbol of＂peace＂in the religious rites of the Olympic Games.From the perspective of the cultural anthropology,fire has its prototype and forms imagery in men＇s collective unconscious.In various cultures,there＇re explanations about＂fire＂which endow＂fire＂with a certain isomorphism of value,transcending the cultural restrictions.Therefore,the whole world has a recognition of the symbolism of＂fire＂.The holy fire must be worshiped to serve for the whole mankind.