Roots-literary Studies In Anthropological Perspective

The topic covered by the "Roots Literary Studies in Anthropological Perspective " refersto literature studies on thought trends of touch rooting literature by borrowing anthropologicaltheory and its concepts related. Anthropology is a theoretical approach while the literature is acreative practice, although they are different from characters, they are linked tightly. Thoughdifferent subjects has a little difference on understanding of culture, no wonder that literatureas the core of culture is naturally associated with anthropology, so touch rooting literature isclosely related to anthropology because of culture.This paper consists of three chapters. The first chapter is about Studies of Root-seekingLiterature in Anthropological which is divided into three parts. The first part gives us thedefinition, background as well as the reason of its being. The second part talks about itsresearch object and means to achieve it and about where we came from. The third part sets outthe philosophical basis of the Roots-Literary. The second chapter is about the divinity and lostof fatalism where the anthropological characteristics of roots-literature are revealed throughthe discussion of totem, religion and myth. The third chapter is about human being’s livingways which is divided into three parts. With specified works, it analyses respectively theroot-seeking literature under the influence of anthropology from three perspectives: traditionalculture and cultural legacy, local knowledge as well as culture others and cultural identity.Roots-literature arising after Scar Novels and Introspection Novels in the1980s is acontributive thought trends of literary on both theoretical explore and creation achievement.Getting rid of the social and political obstacles, now the touch rooting literature is exploringinto the aesthetic field of anthropology. They excavate China folk culture and nationalcharacteristics from history and further think of culture and anthropology relying on findingthe root of our culture, it exerts a profound influence.