The Minority Nationalities In Southwest China Sun-shooting Myths Motif Types Research

Myths about shooting the sun are a worldwide type of the myth in the World.Its number is A716.1in Stith Thompson’s"Motif Index of Folk Literature ".And its are named the cultural heroes shooting down the sun.Its include the mother of two central motifs:First,emergencing of a number of the suns or moons;Second,eliminating redundant suns or mooms.This paper studies the minority nationalities in Southwest China of more than5sun-shooting myths, and a preliminary exploration of their types and distribution.The article also through myths of horizontal comparative research, in-depth understanding of the same motif in ethnic relations, and on this basis to explore the minority nationalities in Southwest China sun-shooting myths meaning.This paper is divided into four parts:introduction、body、conclusion and appendices.Introduction includes the purpose of study、the origin of research、the summary of relevant research at home and abroad and its study purposes and methods、 the interpretation of the relevant terminologies.The body includes the following three aspects:First of all, method for motif types analysis of ethnic minorities in Southwest China sun-shooting myths after total extracted12motif, and according to various different motifs and motifs arranged similarities and differences will more than50sun-shooting myths variant down into four types of myth. They are respectively the sun-shooting myths, magic birth type sun-shooting myths, cock called day sun-shooting myths and the sun and the type sun-shooting myths.Secondly, analysis and comparison of the minority nationalities in Southwest China sun-shooting myths motif five aspects, including the causes and the sun shoot number, shoot the characters, web tools, web course and shoot the results.Third,In this paper, on the basis of the foregoing discussion of ethnic minorities in Southwest China sun-shooting myths meaning. The conclusion part summarizes the full text and pointed out that this study is insufficient. In conclusion, this paper attached to the minority nationalities in Southwest China more than50sun-shooting myths variant sources list, to prepare for.