茶祖神农及相关创世神话的文学神话学阐释

The Explanation of Literary Mythology of the Tea Ancestor,Shennong and the Related Genesis Mythology

由于文献材料的限制,流传甚广的茶祖神农神话在很大程度上更像是一个历史迷案。但是,从文学神话学的角度来看,其依然存在部分真实。茶祖神农神话的源头与人类的原始思维直接相关,且与西方同类型的太阳神及生命树崇拜等神话具有相似的内在逻辑。特别是,神农神话还与少数民族的茶祖创世神话有着共同的原型和传播模式,担当着传承中华民族精神的重任,并对现代民族精神的塑造具有一定的启示意义。

To a large extent, due to the limited literature, the widely＇spread myth of Tea ancestor,Shennong, is more like a historical mystery. However, from the perspective of literary mythology, it isstill partially true. The origin of the myth of Tea ancestor, Shennong, is directly related to theprimitive thinking of human beings, and it has similar internal logic with the western myth such as sungod and worship of life tree. In particular, the mythology of Shennong shares a common prototype andcommunication model with the genesis mythology of the tea ancestors of ethnic minorities, which bearsthe responsibility of inheriting the spirit of the Chinese nation and has certain enlightening significancefor the shaping of modern national spirit.