摘要:神话作为人类最早的文学作品,是人类童年时期的产物,也是文学的源头。洪水神话是世界上流传最广的神话之一,而流传于普米族民间的洪水神话故事,也是普米族民间文学的重要组成部分,它蕴含着丰富的社会内容和文化内涵。普米族的创作者们运用神话本身所具有的特点,把现实生活与理想化的生活方式相结合,反映出了先民们最初的生存状态、思想和原始信仰,它是累进的普米族社会生活经验的思考和总结,也是普米族早期先民存在的艺术形式。
关键词:普米族;洪水神话;叙事特点;文化内涵
ABSTRACT:Mythology is one of the earliest literary works in human society, it is the product of human childhood stage, and also is the source of literature. The flood mythology is one of the most wide mythologies in this world. The flood mythology spreads in Pumi people is also the important part of the Pumi literature. It contains abundant social content and cultural connotations.The creator of pumi using the characteristics of mythology,combined the real life and idealized way of life,reflected the original survival state of ancestors,thought and primitive belief.It is a progressive social life experience thinking and summarized of pumi,and also is the existing art form of pumi ancestors.
Keywords:Pumi; flood mythology; narrative features; cultural connotations
普米族的洪水神话作为民间文学中的重要组成部分,它像一面镜子,映照出先民们已经久远的人类历史和文化生活的方方面面,把先民们最初的生存状态、思想和原始信仰以及先民对自然力量及社会力量的朦胧混沌的感悟与人类理想化生活方式相结合,使故事情节更接近现实生活,集中反映了先民们的社会生活经验总结和表现出的智慧。随着人类社会的不断文明和进步,普米族的洪水神话继续以活的形态流传着,并对当地人们的生活习惯和信仰习俗的影响都很深远。总之,它是对先民们生存记忆性的描述和现实性演绎的一种文化传承。