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cultureonthesurface,deeperimplicationswillberevealed.Thispaperfirstintroducesthedefinitionandvalueofghostculture,thenpresentsdifferentghosts'
conceptsofChineseandwesternpeople.Usually,literaturesandfolkcustomsarethemeanscultureusedtointerprettheworld.Inthiscase,thispaperanalyzesthedifferencesofChineseandwesternghosts'
culturefromtheperspectivesofliteratureandfolkcustom,andprobesintothereasonsofthedifferences.Fromthisspecialperspectiveofghosts'
culture,peoplecanhaveanunderstandingaboutthedifferencesbetweenChineseandwesternculturalsoastopromotecross-culturalcommunication.
KeyWords:
Chineseandwesternculture;
ghosts'
culture;
literature;
festival;
funeral.
摘要
鬼文化是世界性的文化现象,中西方都有着生动、悠久的鬼文化历史。
受文化背景的影响,每个地域鬼文化都有着不同于其它地域鬼文化的鲜明特点。
对中西方鬼文化的比较研究,是从表层次的异同进入到更深层次的文化分析。
这篇论文首先介绍鬼文化的定义以及价值。
其次,分别介绍中西方人对鬼文化的认知。
从文学和民俗的角度对比中西方鬼文化的差异,并在此基础上分析总结出中西方鬼文化差异的原因。
从鬼文化这个特殊的角度出发,人们了解中西方文化差异,从而促进跨文化交际。
关键字:
中西方文化;
鬼文化;
鬼文学;
鬼节日;
葬礼
Contents
TOC\o"
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\h\uHYPERLINK\l_Toc306041.Induction1
HYPERLINK\l_Toc293852.IntroductiontoGhosts'
Culture2
HYPERLINK\l_Toc111372.1DefinitionofGhosts'
HYPERLINK\l_Toc101762.2.ValueofGhosts'
Culture3
HYPERLINK\l_Toc37753.GhostConceptsinChineseandWesternCulture4
HYPERLINK\l_Toc65933.1GhostsConceptsinChineseCulture4
HYPERLINK\l_Toc325573.2Ghosts'
ConceptsinWesternCulture5
HYPERLINK\l_Toc103024.AnalysisofChineseandWesternGhosts'
Culture6
HYPERLINK\l_Toc69084.1ChineseandWesternGhostsCultureinLiterature6
HYPERLINK\l_Toc192374.1.1ChineseGhosts'
CultureinLiterature6
HYPERLINK\l_Toc273754.1.2WesternGhosts'
CultureinLiterature7
HYPERLINK\l_Toc241784.1.3DifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternGhosts'
HYPERLINK\l_Toc82484.2ChineseandWesternGhosts'
CultureinFolkCustoms8
HYPERLINK\l_Toc18344.2.1ChineseGhosts'
HYPERLINK\l_Toc25514.2.2WesternGhosts'
CultureinfolkCustoms9
HYPERLINK\l_Toc259424.2.3DifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternGhosts'
CultureinFolkCustoms9
HYPERLINK\l_Toc183884.3ReasonsforthedifferencesinChineseandWesternGhosts'
Culture10
HYPERLINK\l_Toc88924.3.1ReligiousReasons10
HYPERLINK\l_Toc108314.3.2SocialReasons12
HYPERLINK\l_Toc113594.3.3IdeologicalReason12
HYPERLINK\l_Toc304015.Conclusion13
HYPERLINK\l_Toc5397Bibliography15
AnAnalysisofChineseandWesternGhosts'
Culture
1.Induction
cultureisaworldwidephenomenon.Althoughitisthemostspecialpartofculture,ghosts'
cultureiscloselyconnectedwithmanyotherpartsofculture,suchasliterature,folkcustoms,philosophy,psychology,religion,etc.Itisanimportantpartofculturalnottobeignored.
Actually,theexistenceofghosts'
culturecanbedatedbackfromtheappearingofhumancivilization.Ithasinfluencedhumansocialideologygreatly.InChina,ghostresearchhasnowbecomeaspecializedsubject.Inthewesternworld,ghostresearchisverypopularandhasformeditsownbranchoflearning.
Fromthereligiousghostbelieftovarioustaboosindailylife;
fromallkindsofliteratureworksonghoststhemetovarioushorrormovies;
fromChineseghostfestivaltowesternHalloween;
fromscientificresearchtopopularentertainment,suchastheHauntedHouse,ghosts'
culturemaintainsenduringstatuswhereverandwheneverthroughoutthehistory.Itattractsalotofscholarsfromdifferentacademicbackgroundintheworld.Thenhowisitformed?
Peoplethinkthattheirthoughtsandfeelingsarenotphysicalbehaviorbutbehaviorofthesoulintheirbodyanddisappearaftertheirdeath.InEngels'
sopinion,thereasonwhypeoplethinklikethatisthathumanofhighantiquitydonotknowtheirphysicalstructureandtheyareinfluencedbythesceneintheirdream.(Wang173).Inremoteantiquity,peoplebegantothinkabouttherelationshipbetweenthesoulandtheworld:
nowthatsoulsexistevenafterdeath,theywillnotdisappearbythemselves.Thentheideaofimmortalsoulsandghostsgraduallyforms.Ghostisafruitbaredbyhumanthoughts.Theremustbesomerelationshipbetweenthemysteriousghostphenomenonandhumansociety.(Fiske6).Thatistosay,ghostisamirrorthatreflectshumanworld.Oncetheconceptofghostexists,itwillpermeateintopeople'
sthoughtsandinfluencetheirviewofworld.(Wang169).Besides,ghosts'
cultureinvolvesmanyotheraspectsofculture.JustasXuHualongmentionedthatghostwasrelatedtomanyacademiccirclessuchasliterature,folk-custom,art,philosophy,psychologyandreligion.(XuHL1).Hence,researchinghostcultureprovidesagoodfoundationforresearchofliteratureandfolk-custom.(Feng32).
Inancient,attemptingtocommunicatewithghosts,peoplecreatedwitchcraft,whichformedthebasisoflaterghost-relatedfolk-customs.Theirattempttoexpressghostfeelingsinliteratureandartformedthebasisoflatercorrespondingpartsofghosts'
culture
Thispaperanalyzesdifferentghostsphenomenonsunderdifferentculturebackgroundandhowsignificantistheimpactofghostsonculture.Thispaperinterpretstheghosts'
cultureintermsofliteratureandfolk-custom.Throughrevealingdifferentvalueshiddenindifferentghosts'
culture,itbenefitscross-cultural.
2.IntroductiontoGhosts'
AccordingtoOxfordAdvancedLearner'
sEnglish-ChineseDictionary,“ghost”wasdefinedas"
thespiritofadeadpersonappearingtosomebodywhoisstilllivingperson"
.("
Ghost,"
def.620).
cultureismysterious,andalwaysarousesgreatcuriosityofhumanfromancienttimestoourtimes.Afterthousandsyearsofexploration,plentyofsignificantachievementsaremade,suchasghostfictions,ghostfestivals,ghostsartworks.Itisallthesethingscomposedtheghosts'
cultureofanarea.
2.1DefinitionofGhosts'
Inlate19century,anthropologistEdwardBurnettTaylorfoundthatbeforethereligioncameintobeing,manwasscaredofdeath.Theyweresurprisedatnotonlythedifferencesbetweendeadbodyandlivinghumanbodybutalsothephenomenonofbreathanddream.(XuXL77).
Asaresult,theysuspectedthatamanwasconsistedoftwoparts:
thebodyandthesoul.Thusghostconceptcameintobeing.
TheancientChinesephilosopherXunZithoughtghostwasaproductcreatedbyhuman.Peoplethinkthattheyactuallyseetheghost,inXunZi'
sview,alwaysundertheconditionofjadedness.Henceghostisapartofhuman'
simagination.(XuCC52).
Asfortheghostculture,asitsliteralmeaningsuggests,itreferstothepartoftheculturerelatedtotheghost.Specificallyspeaking,ghostcultureisakindofillusoryculturalphenomenonthatderivedfromman'
sdeath,funeral,necromancyandcult.Andghostculturealsoreferstoaunionpartofman'
sbelief,opinion,mentalityandactiontowardghostsincludingitssocialinfluence.(Huang1).
Soghosts'
cultureismorelikeakindofbeliefinarealsense.Superficially,itcanbereferredtodifferentmanifestationshumanusedtoexpressghostsfeelings.
Inaword,humancreatedghosts'
culture.Itisanexpressionofhumanthoughtsaboutdeathandareflectionoftherealworld.
2.2.ValueofGhosts'
Researchofghostcultureprovidesagoodfoundationforliteratureandfolk-customresearch.Ghostcultureresearchcanpromotethedevelopmentofliteratureandfolkcustoms.(XuHL10).Dullandrigidartandliteraryworksarecountlessthroughoutthehistory.However,theycanbegivenanewlifeandbecomecreativeafterghostelementsareinjected.Becauseofghosts,plentyofartisticformsareproduced,suchasJapaneseghostdance,ChineseghostOpera,paintingscreatedbySpanishvampirepainterVictoriaFrances.Artistscreatedtheseartworksbasedontheirunderstandingofghosts'
culture.Thatistosay,theseinnovationscouldnotbemadewithouttheadditionofghosts'
culture.
Moreover,theresearchofghosts'
culturecanrevealtheridiculoussuperstitionsandhelppeopletodealwithitinascientificway.Foralongtime,thesuperstitionofghostispopularinChina.Eventoday,morethanafewpeoplearestillpossessedbyghostsuperstitions.TakearealtragedyhappenedinHaiancountyofJiangsuprovinceforinstance.ThegovernmentpublishedthatgroundburialisbannedpermanentlyforthecitizenslivinginthecountysinceMarch5,1993.Consequently,aboutfortypeoplecommittedsuicidebeforethedatesotoensurethattheirbodiescanbeperfectlyburiedintotheground.Theybelievedthatthatwouldlettheirsoulsfindpeace.Andiftheyacceptcremation,itwouldnotonlydestroytheirremains,butalsoruinthechancereincarnateandlivetheirhumanlifecontinuously.Superstitionsarealsoexistedinthewesterncountries.Accordingtothelatestsurvey,57%Americansconfessthattheybelieveinsuperstitions.And24%Americans