The Folk Literature Research Of The Shui Nationality In Guizhou Province From The Perspective Of Ecological Criticism

Since the occurrence of worldwide ecological worseningcrisis, a thriving ecological thought is resulted in. Withrespect to the characteristics of "anthropocentrism" worldmainstream culture, the relationship between ethnic minoritiesand nature has always been very close, which ideology andculture have obvious ecological attributes. In this paper, theintrinsic ecological awareness of Shui people folk literatureis mining and rendering from the perspective of ecologicalcriticism. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The firstchapter is the original roots of ecological consciousness inShui people folk literature: the creation and equality of manand natural world are showed in the ancient myth and songs;endless gratitude is given by the natural world for its abundantgifts of human survival, reproduction and performance of abetter life; the view of "animism", primitive totem and naturalworship are all used for expression of reverence for thedivinity of nature. The second chapter mainly shows itsecological concept: the first is "harmony between human andnature" concept, which not only manifests the harmoniousrelationship between man and nature, but even reflects that human life is complying with the rhythm and laws of nature;Another concept is the ecological balance. Shui people folkliterature expresses its love for nature from the perspectiveof equality of all things, but also reveals the criticism andwarnings to human beings for their damage to nature, meanwhile,the keen and instinct yearning for ecological balance is alsoshowed. Chapter three is the analysis of "homelandconsciousness" contained in the Shui people folk literature,the poetic habitation between Shui people and nature is showedfrom home imagination, finding home, loving home, ecologicalaesthetic existence of inhabiting home, home guardian andfamily return. Due to the research of ecological consciousnessin Shui people folk literature, not only make us have a newunderstanding of it, but more importantly, it gave us anecological enlightenment for harmonious coexistence withnature.