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從中西方創(chuàng)世神話相似處分析其背后不同的價值觀從中西方創(chuàng)世神話相似處分析其背后不同的價值觀PAGE5從中西方創(chuàng)世神話相似處分析其背后不同的價值觀AContrastStudyonDifferentValuesBehindtheSimilaritiesBetweenGenesisinBibleandAncientChineseGenesisMythologies【Abstract】ThispaperconductsacontraststudyongenesisstoriesinBibleandinancientChinesemythologies,analysestheprimaryculturalcauseswhichaccountfortheirsimilarities,andanalysesthevalueatthebackofthosesimilaritiesstoriesinBibleandinancientChinesemythologiessharemanythingsincommon,includingtheirdescriptionsaboutworldcreationprocesses,themagicpowerofthecreators,man’sbeingmadeofdust,andthementioningoffloods.Thesesimilarities,accordingtotheauthor,areduetosimilaritiesinearlypeople’slife,livingconditionsandtheir,becauseofthedifferentvaluesbetweenChineseandWesternnations,thoughtheirgenesismythologieshavestrikingsimilarity,theyrevealdifferently.AstheholyScriptofChristianity,Biblestorieshavebeenkeptforthepurposeofmoralteachingandisimbuedwithmagicandmysteriouselements,onthecontrary,Chinesemythologies,originallywrittendownbyancientChinesepoets,philosophersandhistoriansfortheirownsake,arefresh,interestingandfullofvitality.【KeyWords】AncientChinesemythologies;Bible;genesis;valueIntroductionHumancivilizationhasalonghistory,soithasproducedcountlessexcellentliterature,includingthosememorablemythologystorieswhichisaimportantpartofnationalheritage.Mythologystoryisthebeginningofliteratureforeachnation,italsohasgreatandlong-termeffectontheliterarycreationoflaterperiod.Asforthebeginningofworldandtheoriginofhumanbeing,differentnationshavedifferentmythologystories.MaarinationsinNewZealandhasastoryabout“Darkness——chaos,sensation,thought,movement,heavenandearth”;Hinduismhasastorythattellstheearthlaysonthewater,waterlaysonwind,andwindlayinthespacepeacefully;Finnishtellsalegendof“ChastevirginJiriMadarcreatedwater,theearthandtheheaven,thesun,themoonandthestars.InWestern,GenesisinBibleofOldTestamentisthemostinfluencingandthemostintegratedgenesismythology.Fromtheviewoftheworld'sculturalhistory,thereisnosuchabooklikeBiblehasthiskindofstrongimpactoverathousandyears.Untiltoday,thestoriesingenesisarestillwidelyknownbywesternfamilies,suchasGodcreatedtheworldandhumans,EveeattheforbiddenfruitoftheGardenofEden.,thefloodandNoah'sark.Chinaisoneofthefourancientalsohasalotofbeautifulancientmyths,andthegenesismythologiesincludingPanGuepoch,hehandthatmends,andetc.“Itistoberegrettedthatafteraloss,thereisjustsomebitsandpiecesleftintheancientbookswithoutanyorderliness.”(YuanKe1960:16)。Evenso,wecanstillgodeepintoitsbeautyaccordingtothesefragments.Mythologiesderivedfromthechildhoodofhumanbeing,whichreflecttheprimitiveconsciousnessofhumansocietyandakindofunscientificandimaginaryprocessofnaturalphenomena.Thus,therearesimilaritiesamonggenesismythsofdifferentnations.ThispapercomparativestudiesthesimilaritiesbetweenGenesisinBibleandChinesegenesismythologiesfromtheirdescriptionofthebeginningofworldandtheoriginofhumanbeing.ThesimilaritiesandtheirdifferentvaluesInGenesis,itsystemicallyandcompletelydescribeshowGodcreatedtheworld,allthingsandhumanfromitsfristperiodtothirtyfirstperiodinchapterone.“InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth.Nowtheearthwasformlessandempty,darknesswasoverthesurfaceofthedeep.AndtheSpiritofGodmoveduponthefaceofwaters”(TheHolybibleGenesis1:1).Then,Godfinishedhis“genesis”workonebyone.Firstday,hecreatedlight.“AndGodsaid,Lettherebelight:andtherewaslight.Godsawthatthelightwasgood,andheseparatedthelightfromthedarkness.GodcalledthelightDay,andthedarknesshecalledNight.Andtheeveningandthemorningwerethefirstday.”AndheletafirmamentHeavendividedthewaterfromwatersecondday,createddrylandEarthandtheSeasthirdday,gavelightupontheearthandsetsunandmoonintheheavenforthday,createdlivingcreaturesfifthdayandonsixthday,hecreateddifferentcattle,creepingthingandbeast,andthenmademandominionthesecreatures.Thus,Godfinishedhiscreationworksinsixday.(ZhangJiuxuan1981:6)InChina,AnnalsoftheFive-phaseCyclesrecordedthegenesismythology:首生盤古,垂死化身;氣成風云,聲為雷霆,左眼為日,右眼為月,四肢五體為四極五岳,血液為江河,筋脈為地里,肌肉為田土,發(fā)髭為星辰,皮毛為草木,齒骨為金石,精髓為珠玉,他汗流為雨澤。AndthereisahumancreationmythologyinTaiPingYuLan:欲說開天辟地,未有人民,女媧博黃土做人,劇務,力不暇供,乃引垣與泥土中,舉以為人。Accordingtothosequotations,wecaneasilyfindsomesimilaritiesbetweenGenesisandChinesegenesisstories.SupercreatorsInbothBibleandChinesemyths,theyallhavesupercreators.GodinBibleistheonlycreatorwhocanmakeeverythinghewant,andhecreatedallthethingsinsixdays.ButChinesesupercreatorsaremorethanone.PanGuwastoostrongtoseparateheavenandearth,andNvWacouldmakemanbyloess.Creatorsarethecoreimageandthey’reallpowerful,buttheirartisticimagesaredifferent.Godcreatedtheworldbysaying,butPanGuandNvWahadtheirmissionstofinish.Besides,thereisnoancientheroinGenesiswhileChinesegenesisstorieshaveYan,Huang,Yao,imageshowsthedifferentnationalspiritsbetweenChinaandWestern.PanGuandNvWa’sspiritofself-sacrifice,andNvWawasdescribedasmotherofhuman,thesetwoaspectsnotshowouruniquenationalspiritbutalsoreflectourethicalspirit.However,whenBibleputGodtotheonlytransnaturalposition,theirabsoluteworshiptoGodhasrevealed.ThecreationofhumankindbyearthInbothChineseandwesternmyths,theyallrefersthatmanwasmadebyearth.“theLORDGodformedthemanofthedustoftheground,andbreathedintohisnostrilsthebreathoflife;andmanbecamealivingsoul.”(Genesis2:7)ThisisAdam,andGodtookoneofhisribstomadeawoman,calledEve.Theycamefromtheearth,andreturnedtotheearthafterdeath.“fordustyouareandtodustyouwillreturn”(Genesis3:19).Inthisaspect,Chinesemythologyissimilar.“傳說天地開辟,未有人民,女媧博黃土做人,劇務,力不暇供,乃引垣與泥土中,舉以為人?!保═aiPingYuLan)BothGodandNvWamademanoutfromtheearth.Thoughpeopletheymadeareindifferentcolor,rawmaterialisthesame.Thisisnotacoincidence.Wecanconsiderthiskindofcoincidenceasasimilarityoftheirancientlifeexperience.Inthisway,wecansaythatsupercreatorsappearbecausepeopleallbelievenatureisdominatedbysomedeitiesandwanttoconquernature;humanmadebyearthbecauseearthhadbecamepartoftheirlifewhentheyenteredtheAgeofCivilization.Butattitudetowardstheearthistotallydifferent.Genesisisantagonistictotheearthandshowsthelowlinessoftheearth.Godexistsasanabsolutespirit,hemadebynothing.Thankstohissoulgiven,humancanexistanddustisjustamaterial,andthismaterialcanmakehumanmakemistakes.Bodyandsoulapartbringsupwesternpeoplemorerational,makethempaymoreattentiontotheheavenandsoul,butbelittletheearthandbody.ButinChinesemyth,mancamefromtheearthandmadebytheearth,theirsoulandlifealsoexistintheearth.Inaddition,NvWamademanusedthematerialshemadeby,thisisancientChineseshawtheiragreementandadmirationtotheearth.Manmadebywhattheircreatorsmade,itdecidedChineseculture’sfullfilledwiththespiritofwesterns,weancientChinesemixedourbodyandspiritasawhole.Besides,weovercamethefloodwiththehelpofNvWa,andsheusedakindofsoil,XiRang,tostopThusitcanbeseenwhattheChinesecultureemphasizemostisthatcelestialandterrestrialforcesinharmony,andcomplementaryandinterpenetration,ratherthanadmiretheearthandtheheaveninanextremeway.(ZhaoXiaolingandZhangLu)ThementioningoffloodAccordingtoGenesis,Godfoundthewonderfulworldhecreatedbecamecorruptandvicious,onlyNoahgothisheformedfloodtowipingouthumanbeings.Whenfloodcame,heaskedNoahtoestablishaark.Inthisway,onlyNoahandhisrelatives,andevensavesomelivingcreaturessurvived.InChinesemyths,there’srecordationoffloodinHuaiNanTzu:“往古之時,四極廢,九州裂;天不兼覆,地不周載?;馉f焱而不滅,水浩洋而不息;猛獸食顓民,鷙鳥攫老弱。于是女媧煉五色石以補蒼天,斷鰲足以立四極,殺黑龍以濟冀州,積蘆灰以止淫水。蒼天補,四極正;淫水涸,冀州平;狡蟲死,顓民生;背方州,抱圓天?!盩hesimilardescriptionoffloodreflectsancientpeoplehadsimilarlivingconditionsthoughtheywereindifferentterritories.Inancienttimes,naturalconditionwasbad,naturaldisasterswasfrequentlyoccurred.Primitivepeoplecouldn’texplainthesenaturalphenomena,sotheyimagedthatthefloodwasthewillofHeaven,andthepunishmentofGod.Thus,theyfellbackonsomeheroicimagelikeNvWaandNoah.Itindicatedtheircommonaspirationtoreformandconquernature.TheroleNvWaissimilartoGodinChristculture.ButwhileGodtriedtodestroyedtheworld,NvWawassavingtheworld.“destroy”and“save”embodydifferentmeaningsofdeitiesindifferentculturalconceptions.Godmademan,andtriedtodestroythen,andsavedmankindfinally.ThisideaisinkeepingwithdoxiesofChristianitythatGodisoneandonly,inviolableandfollowsthatdeity(God)issacrosanctinwesternpeople’smindsandtheyareafraidofdeity.Bycontrast,NvWasalvationisobviouslydifferent.NvWaisafemaleimagewhosavedtheworldwhenhumanscan'tsavehasalwayseulogizedfemalewithspiritofself-sacrifice.NvWasacrificedherselfratherthanaskedhumanbeingsmustfollowherinthewayGoddid.Thus,maybewecansaythatourChinesedeitieshavemorehumanisticcareandspiritofself-sacrifice.ConclusionEarlyhumansocietyofdifferentnationshadsimilarnaturalconditions,lifeexperience,producingandthinkingpatternwhichresultinthesimilaritiesbetweenGenesisinBibleandChineseancientgenesismythology.However,theirverydifferenthistoricalandculturalbackgroundmakethetwodifferent.Thispapertriedtofindouttheirdifferentvaluesfromthesimilaritiesofgenesismyths.Consideringfromthosethreeaspectsthispaperlisted,inGenesis,itembodieswesternpeople’sabsoluteadmirationandtheirfeartodeity.Thevalueandnationalspiritslikeself-sacrif
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