The Research On The Heroic Image Of The Tujia Myths And Legends

It is a relatively new perspective to cut into the the Tujia study of myths and legendsfrom the angle of the image analysis in the field of folklore studies. This new angleranges between the studying of the pure literature and art and the pure folklore theory. Itreletes to both the research methodology of folklore and the research methodology ofliterature and art. From this more special academic perspective, the paper, which baeson a lot of fieldwork and data collection, analyzes the heroic image of Tujia myths andlegends and tries to find the underling profound cultural value and significance of theheroic image.Because that the creation of heroes can not be separated from its specific historicaland cultural environment，the paper considers the heroic image of the Tujia myths andlegends in the development of Tujia. It has a very close logical link between theestablishment of the hero ideas and creation of hero. In the first part of the paper, itfirstly discussess the hero ideas of Tujia, the types of heroic image and the relationshipthat is between its heroes and its own nation’s historical development. For expoundigthe heroic image of the Tujia myths and legends, it mainly analyzes the hero image,heroism and image’s and value. The biggest feature of heroic image in Tujia myths andlegends is that they are able to defend the motherland at the crucial moment, save thepeople and lead the masses to promote the advance of social history. These heroes aregood typical image. Their heroism can overwhelm all enemies and strong will candefeat everything. Only in this way, they are able to long live in people’s heart withtimeless charm as heroic image of Tujia myths and legends. To analyzing the herofascination, the paper first firmly grasps the magic of the heroic image of valor, strength,and other aspects of performance, and then make an efforts to tap the aesthetic value ofthe image. This paper also investigates the metaphor of cultural value in heroic image.