从日月神话谈铸牢中华民族共同体意识——基于傣族日月神话的思考

On Enhancing a Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation from the Perspectives of Sun and Moon Mythologies:A Case Study of Dai People’s Sun and Moon Mythology

通过辨析傣语中的日月神及其相关词汇可发现傣族继承了中原日月神话的语言基因,其他壮侗语族民族的情况也是如此。通过分析日月起源、多日月、射日月、救日月、日月运行、日月蚀等日月神话叙事,发现傣族与其他民族一样共创、共享和共传着相同的母题。各民族交往交流交融是造成日月神话高度相似的原因之一,从族缘关系看,傣族属于百越族裔,因此与其他壮侗语族民族有着许多同源词汇和高度相似的日月神话;从地缘关系看,傣族地处我国西南沿边,与周边诸多民族世代为邻,在多民族文化“三维交融”过程中共享共传着日月神话母题。神话叙事是传承中华民族文化基因的载体之一,从古老的日月神话中可以挖掘傣族先民所形成的中华民族共同体意识。

Through an analysis of the sun and moon deities and relevant vocabulary,we can find that the Dai people have inherited the linguistic genes of Central China’s sun and moon mythologies and that it is true of other Chinese minority people in the Zhuang-Dong language family.Our analysis indicates the Dai people,like other Chinese people,share strong narrative features on the origin of sun and moon,the multiple suns and moons,the shooting-down of unnecessary suns and moons,the salvation of sun and moon,the operation of sun and moon,and the eclipse of sun and moon.The similarities or sameness is related to linguistic affinity,geographical proximity and living harmony between the Chinese people though differing in ethnicities nominally.It is assumed that mythology narrative is a common legacy for the whole Chinese people through their contact,communication and convergence.Hence,a sense of community for the Chinese nation is justifiable.