神话变形的式样及其发生的原理

Types of Mythological Metamorphosis and its Principles

变形是神话最核心的本质。神话研究大家如谢林、卡西尔等对神话变形的研究作出重要的贡献。但是,到目前为止,中外神话学界还没有对神话的变形式样作系统化研究。在吸取了中外学者研究成果的基础上,用图腾式变形、情感式变形、想象式变形、梦幻式变形和进化式变形"五式"概述、归纳了纷繁复杂的神话变形现象,并对这"五式"变形发生的原理作理式的阐释。

Metamorphosis is the basic nature of mythology. Both Schelling and Cassirer,world-famous philosophers,have made great contributions to its research. But up to now,mythological metamorphosis has not received systematical studies at home and abroad. Based on the previous findings,the paper tries to classify different kinds of mythological metamorphosis into five types： totemic type,emotional type,imaginational type,dreamlike type and evolutional type,and explains how each type performs.