作为元叙事的神话

Myth as a Meta-Narrative

从现象学视野出发,神话不再是一种原始文化现象,而是人类文化中永存的维度,是对人类生存具有根本意义的一种元叙事。神话作为元叙事,不仅意味着它处于人类生存的背景之中,具有为人类生存定向的功能;也是指它能通过指引信仰者返回生存的本原,实现人的本真生存。但神话也仅发生于人类的困境时刻,它通过提供绝对的开端而促进生活的更新。

Seen from the phenomenological perspective, myth is not a primitive cultural phenomenon, but instead a permanent dimension in human culture, a meta-narrative with fundamental significance for human existence. Myth, as a meta-narrative, not only remains in the background of human existence to provide orientation, but also actively leads believers to return to their arche for authentic human existence. However, myth only occurs in the moment of human predicament, when it becomes necessary to promote the renewal of life by providing an absolute beginning.