阿兰·邓迪斯的神话学研究

Mythological Study of Alan Dundes

美国民俗学家阿兰·邓迪斯对神话学研究有一定的创见。他反对同时代学者拘泥于对神话进行历史研究的陈旧做法,倡导并进行了神话的共时研究和象征研究。他一方面对神话进行共时研究,分析神话的叙事结构;另一方面,对神话进行精神分析阐释,强调神话研究中神话普遍性与文化相对性的统一。邓迪斯对神话研究方法的探索,对神话定义的简明陈述,都为神话学的发展作出了贡献。

Alan Dundes, an American folklore expert , has some originality in the study of mythology. He opposed the antiquated practice of historical research on mythology , advocated and carried out syn-chronic research and symbolic study.On the one hand,he conducted a synchronic study of the myth and an-alyzed the myth, s narrative structure; On the other hand, he made psychoanalytic tnterpretation of the myth, emphasizing the unity of the universality and the relativity of culture. Alan Dundes, exploration of mythological research methods and his concise definition of myth all contributed to the development ofmythology.