从浦岛太郎故事的嬗变看日本文化

From the Evolution of the Urashima Taro Story to Study Japanese Culture

浦岛太郎的故事最早出现于八世纪初,是日本妇孺皆知的一个早期神话传说。几个世纪以来,浦岛太郎的故事一直被日本人津津乐道,也有许多后世作家不断将其演绎深化,同时在其他民族的神话传说中也有相类似的故事,他们之间的异同值得深究。通过对浦岛太郎的故事的解读,从不同角度呈现了日本民族的深层文化心理,他们对神人关系和人与自然的关系有着清醒的认识,对生死和时间有着独特的思考和态度,是日本民族集体无意识的体现。

Urashima Taro＇s story first appeared in the early eighth Century. The legend is a myth story all well known in Janapn. For centuries, Urashima Taro＇s story was always the most famous story for Japanese, and there are also many writers gave different interpretation. The paper thinks the story of Urashima Taro is a Japanese national early myths and legends. No matter how evolution it is, all different angles show the deep cultural psychology of Japanese nation, which have a deeper understanding of the relation between God, human and nature. This paper thinks the story has a unique thinking and attitude about life and death and time.