一场文明之火的争夺战——中国诸民族的盗火神话母题

The Motif of Myth of Stealing Fire of Chinese Nationalities

盗火神话作为世界性的文化获取类的母题,在传承民族进取精神和探索文明之源方面都有着较为重要的意义和作用。中国诸民族盗火神话主要流传于汉族、满族、蒙古族、羌族等数十个民族之中。笔者通过目前搜集的文本资料对盗火神话中的盗火原因、方法和结局进行了对比研究。各民族盗火神话在幻想背后隐藏有真实的成分,可通过比较研究方法对各民族盗火神话所蕴含的文化内蕴进行剖析。

Myth of Stealing Fire, as a motif of worldly cultural acquisition, is of great significance and role in the inheritance of national entrepreneurial spirit and the exploration of the source of civilization. The Myth of Stealing Fire of Chinese nationalities spreads mainly in the Han, Man, Mongolian, Qiang, and dozens of ethnic groups. This paper comparatively studies the reasons,methods, outcomes of Stealing Fire through text data currently collected. There is truth behind the fantasy of Myth of Stealing Fire of all nationalities. It can analyze the various inherent cultural connotation by comparative research methods.