文果载心,余心有寄——再读《傣族民间故事选》

What a Book Conveys and Beyond——Selected Dai Folk Tales Reread

傣族民间故事是傣族历史文化的积淀,故事中塑造的人物形象呈现着傣族人民的审美观念与生活意趣,无论是神话传说,英雄人物的传奇故事,生活故事,人物故事,动植物故事都真实、充分地展示了傣族从原始先民到当下漫长历史中关于世界、信仰、历史、人生等等方面的认识、智慧,从而具备了傣族文化之根、灵魂故乡的深层意义,也为是文化人类学、民族学、文学等学科研究提供了宝贵的文献资料。

Folktales form an important part of the traditional Dai cultural heritage,as they display the values and joys of the Dai people. The myths,hero legends,life stories,characters as well as stories about animals and plants show their wisdom and understanding of the world,their beliefs,their history and their historical figures and are thus capable of leading us to the very root of their culture and the depth of their world. On the other hand,they provide materials for our research of culture,anthropology,ethnology and literature.