文化意象与从善心理——从闽南民间故事看闽南人的生命追求

Cultural Images and Virtue Performing Psychology——Life pursuit of south Fujian people based on south Fujian folktales

闽南民间故事中有一些反复出现的动植物和山石意象,它们意味深长,蕴藉隽永,具有独特的隐喻和象征意义。通过意象分析可以看出,虽然不同的故事讲述的内容不同,角色任务也不同,但这些在故事中反复出现的意象———不管是友情助人的,还是报恩救人的动物意象;不管是行善的好人化身而成的,还是挺身而出帮助人类的植物意象;抑或是舍身忘我为民造福的山、石意象———共同指向了一个母题,那就是从善助人。这不仅鲜明地传达出闽南先民渴求从善向往从善弘扬从善的心理经验,而且也透露了闽南先民善恶分明从善为乐的生命追求和生活理念。把握这一点,也就把握了闽南文化的优秀质素的核心。进一步挖掘和弘扬这一优秀质素,对促进海西文化建设具有十分积极的意义。

The images of animals, plants, stones and mountains, which appear repeatedly in south Fujian folktales,have the unique metaphor and symbol significance. It is obvious that the images have the common motif, that is to say, they are the performing virtue and helping others, which not only communicates the virtue performing psychological experience of south Fujian ancestors but also reveals theirs life pursuit and life idea based on distinguishing the good from the bad and getting the happiness from performing virtue. In the procession of promoting the culture construction of Western Strait Economic Zone,it is significant to master this point for mastering and then carrying forward the core element of south Fujian culture.