丰都“鬼城”形成中的文化内涵

Cultural Connotations in the Forming of Fengdu Ghost Town

四川丰都“鬼城”民俗说法中浓厚的迷信内容只是表层文化。在深层中包含着另两种文化内涵 :道教与佛教既互相排斥 ,又互相融合 ;汉语“隐实示虚、设难成趣”机制既导致迷信 ,又是破除迷信的重要手段。

In the folklore of Sichuan Fengdu ghost town, the heavy superstitious elements are only superfacial reflections of culture. It contains two other cultural connotations in a deeper sense: Taoism and Buddhism repel and mix with each other; the Chinese mechanism of 'hiding the concrete and showing the abstract' leads to and does away with superstition. 'Hiding the concrete and showing the abstract' is a common and important phenomenon in popular culture.