论日本文化中的民族矛盾性

A tentative study on the national contradictoriness of Japanese culture

由于日本的岛国地理位置和独特的地域文化,孕育出单一性的大和民族,大和民族带有独特的民族特性,这种民族特性在世界看来往往具有矛盾性,野蛮与文明并存,优越感与危机感同在,无论是国民性格还是民族的文化,无一不显露出其民族的矛盾性。日本人的矛盾性与他们的地理环境有关,也与历史文化的演变和独特的审美有关。了解日本民族的矛盾性,探究他们矛盾性的根源,是真正了解日本的关键。

The geographical location and unique regional culture of Japan as an island country breed monistic Yamato which is equipped with distinct national characteristics. For the whole world, such national characteristics usually present contradictoriness, barbarism and civilization as well as a sense of superiority and crisis. Both national character and national culture reveal the contradictoriness of its nation. The contradictoriness of Japanese has something to do with their geographical environment, the evolution of historical culture and unique aesthetic appreciation. Knowing about the contradictoriness of Yamato and probing into the source of their contradictoriness is the key to really learning about Japan.