神话演变与民族文化交融研究——以西王母神话为例

On Myth Evolution and the Integration of Ethnic Cultures——A Case Study of the Myth of the Queen Mother of the West

神话是上古时期的人们用幻想形式观照和反映客观世界的产物,神话的演变往往与民族之间交往交流交融有关。发轫于昆仑山脉的西王母神话起初代表的是羌戎部族的文化记忆,随着羌戎与中原民族交往的加深,其主人公西王母的形象发生改变。西王母神话的演变过程中渗透着羌戎文化与中原文化的交融,其和谐的精神内核对民族文化的和谐共生具有重要意义。

Myth is the product of people in ancient times observing and reflecting the objective world in the form of fantasy,and the evolution of myth is often related to the exchanges,interaction and integration of various ethnic groups.Originated in the Kunlun Mountains,the myth of the Queen Mother of the West represents the cultural memory of the Qiangrong people(ethnic minorities in ancient northwest China).Later,with the deepening exchanges between the Qiangrong people and the ethnic groups of the Central Plains,the image of the protagonist of the Queen Mother of the West has changed.The evolution of the myth of the Queen Mother of the West is permeated with the integration of the Qiangrong culture and the Central Plains culture,and its harmonious spiritual core is of great significance to the harmonious coexistence of ethnic cultures.