中泰动物崇拜之龙文化与象文化比较研究

Dragon Culture and Elephant Culture of Animal Worship in China and Thailand

中国与泰国同属东方文化圈,在文化习俗与信仰方面有相通性但也有差异,如在动物崇拜中,中国崇拜龙,泰国崇拜大象,两国文化中均存在大量有关龙和大象的动人故事、传说与谚语。以吉尔特·霍夫斯泰德(Geert Hofstede)的文化维度理论为基础,从集体主义、男性气概、权势距离、长期定位、不确定性规避等方面,剖析与比较中国龙和泰国大象文化价值异同,对中泰两国文化的相互认知具有现实意义。

China and Thailand both belong to the eastern cultural circle with the similarities and differences in cultural customs and beliefs.For example,as for animal worship,the Chinese worship dragons and The Thai people worship elephants.There are a lot of touching stories,legends and proverbs about dragons and elephants in both cultures.Based on Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimension theory,the cultural values of Chinese dragons and Thai elephants in terms of collectivism,masculinity,power distance,long-term orientation and uncertainty avoidance are analyzed and compared,which is of practical significance to the mutual recognition of Chinese and Thai cultures.