佤族神话及史诗语境中“司岗”的“图腾”之义

The Meaning of"Sigang"in the"Totem"Context of Wa Myth and Epic

司岗里是佤族神话体系的关键语汇,通常被视为母体生殖功能和特征的隐喻,具有生殖崇拜、祖先崇拜等文化内涵。司岗有石洞、葫芦等义,被认为隐喻母体。综观佤族神话、史诗以及相关文化事象,司岗可能是佤族先民早期对图腾的称呼,而图腾应该是司岗的一个语义。

“Sigangli”is the key vocabulary of Wa mythology system,which is usually regarded as the metaphor of mother′s reproductive function and characteristics,and has cultural connotations such as reproductive worship and ancestor worship.Sigang has the meanings of stone cave,gourd and so on,which is considered as a metaphor matrix.Looking at the Wa myths,epics and related cultural events,Sigang may be the name of totem in the early stage of Wa ancestors,and totem should be a semantic of Sigang.