追“水”溯源——向柏松神话研究评述

Trace “Water” to Its Source——Review of Xiang Baisong's Mythology Research

从20世纪90年代初研究土家族神话传说开始,向柏松教授已专注于中国神话研究二十余载,在土家族神话传说、神话与民间信仰、水生型创世神话系统和创世神话形态等领域成果斐然。向柏松的神话研究,为后续的研究者提供了诸多借鉴,为他们开辟了神话研究的新天地。向柏松的许多具有创新精神的理论难免会在学界引发争论。中国神话研究起步晚于西方几十年,诸多理论观点仍是借鉴西方,并没有形成一套自我的、完善的研究体系,因而只有在这种争论中,中国神话研究才会不断进步,不断强大。

From the early 90s of the 20th century study on the myths and legends of the Tujia national- ity,Professor baisong has focused on Chinese myth research for more than 20 years in the fields of myths and legends of the Tujia nationality, myths and folk beliefs, aquatic creation myth system and creation myths shape with impressive results. The research provide a lot of reference for the follow-up study, and open up a new world of myth research. Many of the innovative spirit of the theory will inevitably lead to controversy in the academic circles.Chinese myth research started later in the West for decades,many theo- retical argument is borrowed from the West and has not formed a set of self,perfect research system,and only in this debate,Chinese mythology study will progress and be more powerful.