“耳文化”初探

A Survey of the Culture of Ear

耳文化是远古特有的文化现象。声音是初期人类最重要的交流媒介和生存手段。在原始思维中 ,声音即其所指称的事物 ,初民通过声音会通神灵控制自然。巫祭仪式是初民交流的中介 ,乐舞是仪式的主要内容。仪式的目的是通过乐舞控制神灵 ,结果却是乐舞创造的秩序控制了人类 ,使人类自己秩序化。乐即诗 ,诗是口耳相传的历史。随着巫术文化的逝去 ,耳文化逐渐湮没不闻 ,但其影响仍潜在而深远地存在着。

The culture of Ear was a unique phenomenon in ancient times. In early times, sound was an important medium of communication for man. Man used sound to talk with gods. Music dance formed the main part of sacrificing ceremony. The goal of sacrificing ceremony was to control the gods by musical dance, but the final result was that man was controlled by the order of musical dance. Music was poem in ancient times; poem was the history that was handed down from one generation to another. As time went on, the culture of Ear disappeared gradually. However, it still had a notable and long-term effect on man.