民间口头文学叙事中的“历史真实”——关于苗族英雄史诗《亚鲁王》中几个“史事”问题的探讨

Historical Truth in the Narrative of Folk Oral Literature ——A Study on Several “ Historical Events ” in the Miaos Heroic Epic King Yalu

神话史诗在人类学知识谱系的研究中通常与相应的"历史事件"有着十分密切的联系。文章以文学人类学的多重证据法为理论观照苗族史诗《亚鲁王》的一些"史事",由此说明神话叙事中的"历史真实",并以此论证和探讨《亚鲁王》在口述史研究中的价值和意义。

In the lineage of anthropological knowledge,mythological epic usually has a very close link with its corresponding historical events. Taking the multiple evidences method of literary anthropology as the theoretical base,this paper tries to make a reflection on some ＂historical events＂ in the Miaos＇ epic King Yalu,and based on this,it illustrates the ＂historical truth＂ in mythological narratives, and it demonstrates and investigates the value and signifi- cance of King Yalu in the study of oral history.