兄弟分离与马龙成骢:北方游牧族群聚分融合的神话表述

Separation of Brothers and the Horse-dragon-bred Congs:The mythical expression of the separation and integration of the northern nomadic ethnic groups

兄弟分离与马龙成骢的故事是北方游牧族群聚分融合的一种神话建构。无论是历史史实的描述还是神话的建构,表达的观念是共同的,即游牧族群的分离与融合都是游牧族群生存的必然法则,是一个族群为适应生态环境变迁而进行的一种族群重建和文化创新的壮举。

Stories about the separation of brothers and horse-dragon-bred Congs are mythical construction of the separation and integration of the northern nomadic ethnic groups. The description of historical fact and the construction of myth convey the same idea that the separation and integration of the northern nomadic ethnic groups is inevitable for their survival and a magnificent feat for ethnic groups to reconstruct their groups and innovate their cultures for the sake of adapting to the change of ecological environment.