《沙丘花园》中的印第安文化解读

Interpreting Indian Culture in “Sacred Hoop”

小说《沙丘花园》是当代美国印第安作家莱斯利·马蒙·西尔科的代表作,蕴含着深厚的印第安文化。西尔科在小说中生动描述了印第安狩猎、农耕文化,"首果仪式"、"鬼舞"仪式,以及"神圣环形",这些传统文化表达了印第安人对自然万物的敬畏及对和谐的诉求;西尔科通过讲述主人公英迪戈在白人社会的游历及成长,批评了西方社会金钱拜物教,肯定了崇尚精神的印第安文化。小说所揭示的印第安文化对于面临生态困境和精神危机的现代人具有警醒和借鉴的作用。

＂Garden in the Dunes＂ is modern American Indian writer Leslie Marmon Silko＇ s masterpiece, which carries rich Indian culture. Silko vividly describes hunting, agri- culture, ＂First Fruit Ceremony＂, ＂Ghost Dancing＂ and ＂Sacred Hoop＂. These traditional cultures present Indian people＇s awe to the nature and hope for harmony. By telling Indi- go＇s traveling experience in the white society, the experience of maturing, Silko criticized the money-oriented western society and affirmed the spirit -worshiped Indian culture. The Indian culture described in novel is of a great value of reference to the modem people facing eco-difficulty and spiritual crisis.