A Study Of Disaster Narration In Ancient Chinese Mythology

Since the birth of mankind,disasters have been inseparable.Compared with other civilizations,the civilization born on the loess ground has experienced more hardships.Myth,as the source of literature,is the earliest record of disasters.There are many forms and types of disaster mythology in China.Generally,the study of individual disaster is more common in China,such as flood disaster,while the narrative study of disaster itself is rare.Therefore,this paper takes the ancient disaster myth as the research object,uses the motif analysis method to analyze the main motifs involved,and on this basis discusses its narrative characteristics,cultural spirit and important influence.The paper mainly consists of introduction,text and conclusion..The paper mainly consists of introduction,text and conclusion.Introduction: firstly,it introduces the cause of the topic selection and the practical significance of the research on disaster myth;secondly,it distinguishes and defines some concepts in the topic;thirdly,it systematically combs the current research situation of disaster myth,and finally explains the source of materials and research methods.The main content is divided into the following three parts The first part is the general summary of disasters in ancient mythology,which aims to sort out the disasters in ancient times.The main types of disasters can be divided into three categories: flood,drought and earthquake.In addition,there are also some disasters with the nature of warning in the myth,which are classified into one category because of the diversity of situations and the nature of signs.Then it analyzes that the causes of disasters are mainly caused by the struggle between gods and the punishment of gods.Finally,it analyzes the coping methods in disasters,including the measures of controlling water,eliminating drought and mending the sky.The second part analyzes the narrative characteristics of ancient disaster myth,mainly from the narrative content and narrative art characteristics.The narrative content of ancient mythology mainly reflects the unpredictability and seriousness of disaster,including a certain concept of universe order,the theme of hero salvation,and the mythical ending of destruction and rebirth;the narrative art mainly includes the magic of imagination,the magnificence of language,the romance of the story and so on.The third part analyzes the cultural spirit and historical influence in the disaster myth.The disaster myth contains many kinds of descriptions of disasters and the emergence of many heroes,among which the most valuable is its spiritual performance.The disaster myth contains not only the sacrifice spirit of abandoning the ego for the ego,but also the tenacious spirit of fighting against disasters.Finally,in the aspect of historical influence,it introduces the profound influence of disaster myth on the concept of disaster relief,trauma comfort and the national spirit of unremitting self-improvement.The conclusion summarizes the content of the full text,points out the content of ancient Chinese mythology,summarizes the narrative techniques of ancient Chinese mythology in content and art,and finally analyzes the spiritual culture contained in disaster mythology and the historical influence brought by disaster mythology.