族群认同、身份重构、资源转化:传说动力学视域下北川大禹传说初探

Ethnic Identity,Identity Reconstruction and Resource Transformation:A Preliminary Study on the Legend of Dayu in Beichuan from the Perspective of Legend Dynamics

四川省北川羌族自治县的禹里乡石纽村凭借大量的历史遗存、文献资料和口头传说,而被认为是远古先帝与治水英雄大禹的降生地。该地的大禹传说和祭禹文化传承千年,而后因故中断。20世纪80年代以来,当地民俗精英在志书修缮的过程中重拾族群记忆,并对大禹传说进行持续建构和转换运用。以传说动力学的相关视角来分析北川大禹传说,探讨传说生长和变化的动力系统,以及背后所隐含的群体性心理需求和时代性动力因素。

By virtue of a large number of historical remains,documents and oral legends,Shiniu Village,Yuli Township,Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in Sichuan Province is considered to be the birthplace of Dayu,the ancient emperor and the fl ood control hero.The legend of Dayu and the culture of worshipping Yu have been passed on for thousands of years,and then ceased for some reasons.Since the 1980s,local folk elites have recovered the memory of the ethnic group in the process of repairing the records,and take continuous construction and transforming application on legend of Dayu.This paper analyzes the legend of Dayu in Beichuan from the perspective of legend dynamics,and discusses the growing and changing dynamic system of the legend,as well as the underlying group psychological needs and dynamic factors of the times.