中国原始历史意识与中国古代神话传说——论中国原始历史意识溯源研究的前提性问题

发布时间：2018-07-14 09:50

【摘要】：通常,中国原始历史意识被认为应当从中国神话传说中溯源;实际上,其源头可能并不仅限于此——远古先民对祖先业绩的追述乃至对亲身经历往事的回忆等等也可以产生历史意识,甚至更有合理性。其次,中国史学家往往有意无意地将"传说"而非"神话"当作中国历史意识的源头,这也折射出中国神话和西方神话在中西方历史意识起源问题中的作用有某些差异;而实际上二者也确有明显区别。再者,"神话"和"传说"确非一回事,在寻觅中国原始历史意识的源头时,应该首先明确区分二者并辨别清楚它们在中国原始历史意识起源中的不同作用。另外,中国神话固然有明显被"历史化"的成分,而中国历史同样有被大量"神话化"的情形,因此,必须首先厘清中国各神话和历史事件的先后次序及彼此关系,才可能在此基础上去探讨中国原始历史意识的起源问题。
[Abstract]:In general, Chinese primitive historical consciousness is supposed to be traced back to the source of Chinese myths and legends; in fact, Its origin may not be limited to this-the ancient ancestors' tracing of their ancestors' achievements, and even the recollection of their own experiences, can also produce historical consciousness, and even more reasonable. Secondly, Chinese historians tend to regard "legend" rather than "myth" as the source of Chinese historical consciousness, which also reflects the difference between Chinese mythology and western mythology in the origin of Chinese and western historical consciousness. In fact, there is a clear difference between the two. Furthermore, "mythology" and "legend" are not the same thing. When we look for the source of Chinese primitive historical consciousness, we should first clearly distinguish them and distinguish their different roles in the origin of Chinese primitive historical consciousness. In addition, Chinese mythology certainly has a "historical" component, and Chinese history has also been "mythized" in large numbers. Therefore, it is necessary to first clarify the order of Chinese mythology and historical events and their relationship with each other. Only on this basis can we probe into the origin of Chinese primitive historical consciousness.
【作者单位】：山东大学文史哲研究院;
【分类号】：K207

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