文化视野下女娲神话与西方同类神话比较研究

A Comparative Study of Nuwa Myth and Western Myth from the Cultural Perspective

女娲神话是中国古代神话中少数几个以女性为主的神话之一。女娲神话涉及古代人民对人类起源的追问、对婚姻对权力的追求等内容,对中国文化产生了深远影响。将女娲神话与西方同类神话相比,可以发现二者神话内容的差异,这折射出不同的地理特征与民族心理差异。特别是通过比较女娲神话与西方同类型神话中的女性角色,发现中西方女性在其古代社会的地位并不相同,分析产生这种不同的原因,能够为当今时代女性的社会发展提供经验教训。

Nuwa myth is one of the few predominantly female myths in ancient Chinese mythology. Nuwa myth relates to ancient people who asked about the origin of man, marriage in the pursuit of power and has a far-reaching influence on Chinese culture. Compared with the Nuwa myth and western myth, we can find two differences in terms of myth content, which reflects the different geographical characteristics and national psychological differences. The women＇s role and status in the myth, but also reflects the women in real life social status. Through the comparison of the Nuwa myth and western women the same type of mythology characters, we can find that the western women＇s status in the ancient society is not the same. Making an analysis of the reasons for such differences can provide experience and lessons for women in modem times social development.