想像的共祖与共神:支嘎阿鲁的人格与神格探析

Imagined Common Ancestor and Common God- A Character Analysis of Zhigeahlu both as a Mortal and an Immortal

支嘎阿鲁是彝族神话、史诗、传说、故事中普遍讲述的英雄、毕摩、大臣、君王,他在彝族中是公认度最高的一个传奇人物,经过几千年的流传、变异和发展过程,在彝族潜意识中成为一个至高无上的形象,通过当代的整合与融会,逐渐上升为共祖,并且不断上升为共神,成为彝族这个"想像的共同体"的维系的纽带和信仰的高峰。

A hero,a bimo,a minister and even a king in the myths,epics and legends of the Yi people,Zhigeahlu is their most recognized legendary figure. After circulating for millennia,this figure has ascended to become an unparalleled image and,due to integration into the modern society,has become the common ancestor and common god in the mind of the Yi people. As the ＂imagined common entity,＂Zhigeahlu consolidates the Yi people in terms of both nationality and belief.