中国多民族死体型谷种起源神话研究

Study on the Mythology of Dead-body-type Seed Origin in Chinese Ethnic Groups

谷种起源神话是文化起源神话的一类,它解释了人类对特定文化起源的认识。死体型是谷种起源的一种重要形式,它主要表现为神或人死后将自己身体的一部分或者全部化作谷种,或者是从动物的身体内部获得谷种。根据取种方式的不同,可以划分为尸体化生型和腹内取种型两种类型。这些神话类型都表达出了人或动物与自然界植物相生相长的理念,也展现了一种进步的世界观思想。

The origin of seed is a kind of mythology about the origin of culture,which explains human’s understanding of the origin of specific culture.The dead-body-type seed origin is one of the important forms.It is mainly manifested in the transformation of part or all of one’s body into grain seed after the death of God or man,or the acquisition of seed from the body of animals.According to the different ways of seed collection,it can be divided into two types:from the dead body,or from the stomach of living beings.All of these reflects the concept of the harmony among human being,animals and plants,which is an advanced world outlook.