| The folk loong-slaying stories of Chinese minority contain a large number of rich stories to slay loongs.Loongs bring about droughts and floods,eating human and animals,impeding human life.As soon as possible to eliminate the disaster,Loong slayer who come forward to kill the dragon to remove the disaster.However,why can slaying long remove the disaster?This article intends to explore the deep disaster relief mechanism behind the loong-slaying theme by analyzing the folk loong-slaying stories of Chinese minority.The article should be discussed from the following aspects:First,the author analyzes and reviews the relevant research on the folk loong-slaying stories of Chinese minority,and analyzes the significance of the topic,at same time finds out the research questions,for expounding the selection criteria and research methods of the research samples.Second,from the folk loong-slaying stories of Chinese minority,we can explore the reasons for loong-slaying.With classification of the selected 44 loong-slaying stories,we will find that loong slayers have three reasons to kill the loongs:First,due to loongs cause the droughts and floods;second,due to revenge loongs;third,the loong hindered the adventure of the loong slayer.According to the reasons of slaying loong,the story will be divided into three types of samples,and then analyzing the plot structure and story characteristics.Third,starting from the story of the loong-slaying,we want to explore the elements of the loong-slaying,that is about the way to slay loongs,loong slayer,and loongs.First of all,in addition to the slayers fight loongs alone,he will use the helpers and weapons.From the use of weapons,we can see that,the the slayers use witchcraft to fight loongs.Second,we want to explore the type and characteristics of the loong slayers.loong slayers are divided into three types:a deity,human with helping of God,and human body.The evolution of the loong slayers from the god to the human body reflects the gradual strengthening of the self-awareness of the people,the main body of the consciousness gradually increased.At last,we can explore the image of the loong who cause the disaster,and exploring the prototype of loong,and according to the story analyzing the four images and their sources.Finally,finding the end of the loongs,or expounding the process of slaying loongs and the reasons for surviving of loongs.Fourth,in the combination of the reasons for the loong-slaying,the process of loong-slaying,the method of the loong-slaying,we will explore the deep mechanism about why loong-slaying can remove the disaster.The article is divided into three aspects to expound my views:First,through the analysis of the relationship between the dragon and the disaster and the use of witchcraft,to explore mechanism for removing disaster about the behavior of the loong-slaying.Second,through the analysis of folk rituals and folk activities rituals,we will explore the folklore behind the disaster relief mechanism.Finally,based on the research of the two kinds of disaster relief mechanism,this paper may summarizes the four-level representation mechanism of the theme of loong-slaying,and excavates the symbolic meaning behind the loong-slaying.At last,the above study concluded that the essence of the story of the dragon is to rebuild the natural social order of natural destruction.Loong-slaying stories a symbol about the process of individual consciousness continue to awaken.Loong-slaying stories reflect the fear of nature by the ancestors of the ethnic minorities,and reflecting the use of witchcraft by the ancestors in the life against the natural disaster,but also reflect the human and the divine power confrontation.In particular,the folk rituals,folk sacrifices and witchcraft traditions enshrined in the Loong-slaying stories provide a convenient way to understand the folk literature and culture of ethnic minorities in China.Therefore,the study of the folk tales of ethnic minorities in China should be paid more attention and further study,which is more conducive to the diversified development of ethnic folk literature. |
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