女娲神话在羌区的地方认同和当代表述

Local Recognition and Modern Expression of Nüwa Myth in Qiang Area

女娲是中国神话史上的伟大女神,女娲神话在川西北羌族地区亦见流传。当地民间对之有选择的信仰和认同,以及当代羌区对之的文化表述,自有地域环境和族群诉求方面的原因,其作为"地方性知识",也是今天我们研究中国女娲神话不应忽视的个案之一。古往今来,羌族村寨中有关女神信仰的文化信息十分丰富,其跟大神女娲的关联亦有待更深入的探考。

Nüwa is a great goddess in China＇s mythic history. Her myth also spreads across Qiang Area in the northwest of Sichuan. The local people＇s selective belief in and identification with the myth and Qiang people＇s cultural representation of the myth are related to their geographical environment and their ethnic appeal. However, as＂local knowledge,＂Nüwa myth＇s reception in Qiang Area is a case we cannot afford to overlook in our study of Nüwa myth today.Through the ages, the culture information related to the belief in goddesses has been very rich in the villages across Qiang Area. Whether or how this is related to Nüwa myth deserves further exploration.