中国神话(英语版)

ChineseMythology中国神话thecontent:•1.theoriginandtheclassification•2.themainworks•3.similaritiesanddifferencesbetweenchineseandwesternmyths•4.somecharactersandsymbolsinchineseancientmyths1，theoriginofmyth神话的产生senseofmystery神秘感feelingofawe敬畏感desireforcontrol控制欲theclassificationofmyth神话的分类•threepartsingeneral:1.creationmyth创世神话NvwaCreatedMan(女娲造人）2.heromyth英雄神话HouyiShootingtheSun(后羿射日)3.warmyth战争神话YellowEmperorTackledHuman-God(黄帝擒蚩尤)2，themainworksofchinesemythology中国神话的基本典籍•ancientbooks古籍:Shanhijing《山海经》ThesongsofChu《楚辞》Tianwen《天问》Huainanzi《淮南子》TheBookofSongs《诗经》Mandarin《国语》ThecommentaryofZuo《左传》Zhuangzi《庄子》Liezi《列子》等先秦古籍、纬书•thenewachivement新整理成果TheAncientMythChooseRelease《古神话选释》ChineseMythologyInformationExtraction《中国神话资料萃编》GeneraltheoryofChineseMythology《中国神话通论》3，similaritiesbetweenchineseandwesternmyths•1.Bothhavestoriesaboutgodsandmenfallinginlovewitheachother.•2.Bothstoriesshareaviewthatgodcreatedman.differencesbetweenchineseandwesternmyths•1.Chinesemythologyisveryscatteredwhilewesternmythologyhasastrictsystem.•2.ChineseancientmythhastheverystrongspiritofethicswhileGreekgodshavetheperson'sdesires,joysandsorrows.4，somecharactersinchineseancientmyths•therearemanyfamouscharactersinchineseancientmyths,forexample:盘古、伏羲、女娲、炎帝、黄帝、颛顼、帝喾、尧、舜、禹、嫦娥、姜子牙等三皇(ThreeEmperors):伏羲,神农,女娲五帝(FiveSovereigns)：常指黄帝、颛顼、帝俊、尧、舜四大天王：增长天王、持国天王、多闻天王、广目天王•fourHeavenlyKingstheEightImmortals八仙•铁拐李（李玄/李洪水）、汉钟离（钟离权）、张果老、蓝采和、何仙姑（何晓云）、吕洞宾（吕岩）、韩湘子、曹国舅（曹景休）。道祖：老子(太上老君theveryhighlord)theGodofWealth财神赵公明theGodofLongevity寿星南极仙翁symbolsinchineseancientmyths•Thedragonistherepersentativeofthechinesenation,itisthesymbolofChina.凤凰(PhoenixRed)•Phoenixisonbehalfofwoman,itistheauspicioussign.(祥瑞）•theend,•thankyouforyourattention.