吉祥数字:当代中国数字崇拜的文化解读

Lucky Numbers: the Cultural Interpretation of Numeral Worship in Contemporary China

数字除了基本的计数功能外,人们还赋予了它更多的文化隐喻、哲学意义及宗教意义。而吉祥数字,就是数字中某些被人认为可以趋吉避害,带来吉祥的数字。在当代社会中,伴随经济社会发展而来的吉祥数字崇拜现象值得我们深思。从文化功能、价值取向、社会心理三方面解读"吉祥数字"的崇拜可以客观认识中国传统文化对当代的影响。

in addition to the basic function of counting, lucky numbers, which are considered avoiding disaster and bringing good fortune, are also given more significant meaning of philosophy, religion and cultural metaphor. In the contemporary society of China, with the development of economy and society, it is worthy of our serious consideration of the phenomenon of numeral worship. This essay makes an attempt at interpreting numeral worship from the three aspects of cultural functions, value orientation, social psychology, to understand objectively the influence of traditional Chinese culture on the contemporary society.