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朱敬参的论文
河南理工大学万方科技学院
本科毕业生论文
TheCulturalDifferencesBetween
EastandWestonDragon
论东西方龙的文化差异
院系:
人文社会科学系
专业:
英语
学生姓名:
朱敬参
学号:
0480050126
指导教师:
周长军
2008年6月
Contents
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………….I
Abstract……………………………………………………………….....….II
摘要……………………………………………………........................……III
1Introduction……………………………………………………….….........1
2TheCulturesintheEastandWestonDragon……………………...…...5
2.1TheCulturesintheEastonDragon……………………..………..........5
2.1.1ChineseDragon…………………………………................……....5
2.1.2ChineseDragoninPopularCulture…………………...….......…....6
2.2TheCulturesintheWestonDragon…………………………..……......9
2.2.1DragonintheWesternCulture…………………………………......9
2.2.2TheBible…………………………………………………..….......10
3TheCulturalDifferencesBetweentheEastandWestonDragon……..11
3.1TheContrastabouttheOriginofDragon………………………….......12
3.2TheContrastabouttheHistoryofDragon….........................................14
3.3TheContrastaboutlegendsontheDragon………………………........16
3.3.1LegendoftheYellowEmperor…………………………….…......16
3.3.2LegendoftheCarp…………………………………………….....16
3.4MentionsoftheCulturalDifferencesonDragonsintheBible…….....17
4TheReasonsfortheCulturalDifferences………………………......…..22
5Conclusion…..………………………………………………………....….25
References…………..…………………………………………………….....27
Acknowledgements
IwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetomysupervisorMrZhouChangjunwhohasadvisedandencouragedmeduringthewholeprocessofwritingthepaper,showinggreatpatienceandinsight.Withoutherguidancethethesiswouldbesimplyimpossible.
Likewise,mysincerethanksshouldbealsogiventotheteacherswhohaveinstructedmycoursesandwhohaveofferedmegreathelpduringmystudyinWanfangInstituteofScienceandTechnology,HenanPolytechnicUniversity.TheyareLiAiqin,PangMixiang,YanLige,HuoHongtao,LiMingxin,LiDongfeng,ZhuBaofeng,YangGuoqi,andChangJianruo.
Iwouldalsoliketoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetomyfriendsfortheirkindhelp.Theyaremybrothersforever.
Lastbustnotleast,heartythanksshouldbeconveyedtoalltheauthorsfromwhomIhavecitedinthisthesis.
Myheartfeltthanksalsogotomyparentsfortheirgreatloveandearnestconcernforme.
Abstract
TherearemanyculturaldifferencesbetweenEastandWest,andthedragonculturaldifferencesareoneofthem.Easternpeoplethinkthatthedragonisholyandmascot,butWesternpeoplethinkthatthedragonisevilornotgoodcreature,sothedifferencesviewsoftenmakeourcommunicationinthestateoftensionifwedonotknowsomethingaboutthem.
InthisthesisIwilltalkabouttheEastdragonandtheWestdragon.AtlastIwillcontrastthedifferencesaboutit.Iwillquotesomeage-oldlegendetotalkthedragonhowtocomeintobeingpeople’smind,andaffectpeople’saction.Wecannotdenyanyofthecultures.Everynationhasitsowncharacteristicsandit’smainlythroughitsculturethatwefirstbegintoknowthenationanditscharacteristics.Sowecannotsaythatthiscultureorcustomisrightandthatiswrong.Equalrespectshouldbeattachedtoeverycultureintheworld,eventothosethatarenotinexistenceanymore.
Weshouldgettolearnhowtocoordinatethedifferentcultures.Wesaytheworldisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.Moreforeignerscomeandgoeveryday.Whenitisinthesamecountry,thesamecity,thesameneighborhood,theculturalcollisionisexpectedtobemoreserious.Soweshouldtrytoavoidthishappening.Oneimportantthingistogetsomebasicknowledgeabouttheotherculturessoasnottomisunderstandsomeactionsorhabitsoftheforeigners.
Keywords:
dragon;Beolwulf;TheBible;rian;Chinesenewyear;imperialauthority.
中西方龙的文化差异
摘要
东方和西方国家存在着很多文化的差异,然而龙的文化差异只是其中的一种差异,东方人认为龙是神圣不可亵渎的,然而在西方的文化中龙却又扮演着另外一个角色,西方有的人认为龙是不好的是邪恶的,是有魔法的,如果我们不清楚这种文化差异,在我们同西方的客人交谈之中会产生各种各样的问题。
在本文当中我涉及到了东西方龙的文化知识并进行了对比,同时引用一些古老的传说来说明文化在人们大脑中是如何形成的,如何来影响人们的行为。
我们不能去否认任何文化,每一种文化都有自己的特点,文化本身没有对错好坏之分,我们能做的就是尊重彼此之间的文化。
我们应该学习如何合作面对不同的文化差异,我们说现在世界越来越小了,许多外国人来往穿梭于每一天。
当我们生活在同一个国家,同一个城市,甚至邻居,文化冲突就是一个很严重的问题了。
唯一的办法就是我们要学习一些其他文化的知识,这样不至于造成误解和不理解外国人的行为和习惯。
关键词:
龙;贝奥武甫;圣经;雨水;中国新年;皇权。
1Introduction
TheC-shapedjadedragonofHongshanCultureisconsideredtheprototypeofChinesedragon.
TheoriginofChinesedragonisnotcertain,butmanyscholarsagreethatitoriginatedfromtotemsofdifferenttribesinChina.Somehavesuggestedthatitcomesfromastylizeddepictionofexistinganimals,suchassnakes,fish,orcrocodiles.Forexample,theBanpositeoftheYangshaocultureinShanxifeaturedanelongated,snake-likefishmotif.tobethelocationoftheDragonGate.Thislegendisusedasanallegoryforthedriveandeffortneededtoovercomeobstaclesandachievesuccess.Jade-carveddragongarmentornamentfromtheWarringStatesperiod(403BC-221BC).
Analternativeview,advocatedbyHeXin,isthattheearlydragondepictedaspeciesofcrocodile.Specifically,Crocodylusporosus,anancient,giantcrocodile.Thecrocodileisknowntobeabletoaccuratelysensechangesinairpressure,andbeabletosensecomingrain.Thismayhavebeentheoriginofthedragon’smythicalattributesincontrollingtheweather,especiallytherain.Inaddition,thereisevidenceofcrocodileworshipinancientBabylonian,Indian,andMayancivilizations.Theassociationwiththecrocodileisalsosupportedbytheviewinancienttimesthatlargecrocodilesareavarietyofdragon.Forexample,intheStoryofZhouChu,aboutthelifeofaJinDynastywarrior,heissaidtohavekilleda“dragon”thatinfestedthewatersofhishomevillage,whichappearstohavebeenacrocodile.
Othershaveproposedthatitsshapeisthemergeroftotemsofvarioustribesastheresultofthemergeroftribes.ThecoiledsnakeordragonformplayedanimportantroleinearlyChineseculture.LegendaryfigureslikeNwa,Fuxiarepictedashavingsnakebodies.SomescholarsreportthatthefirstlegendaryEmperorofChinaHuangDi(YellowEmperor)usedasnakeforhiscoatofarms.Everytimeheconqueredanothertribe,heincorporatedhisdefeatedenemy’semblemintohisown.Thatexplainswhythedragonappearstohavefeaturesofvariousanimals.
“Coileddragon”formshavebeenattributedtotheHongshanculture.WhytheHongshanpeoples“coiled”theirdragonmotifswhileotherculturesdidnot?
Possiblythesleepingdinosaurfossilmayofferasuggestion,becauseitwasdiscoveredwithinthesameprovince,Liaoning.PerhapsHongshanpeoplesfoundadditional“sleepingdinosaur”fossils.
ThereisnodirectconnectionbetweentheEastdragonandtheWesterndragon.
InEuropeanfolklore,adragonisaserpentinelegendarycreature.TheLatinworddraco,asinconstellationDraco,comesdirectlyfromGreekδράκων,(drákōn,gazer).ThewordfordragoninGermanicmythologyanditsdescendantsisworm(OldEnglish:
wyrm,OldHighGerman:
wurm,OldNorse:
ormr),meaningsnakeorserpent.InOldEnglishwyrmmeans“serpent”,dracameans“dragon”red.Finnishlohikäärmemeansdirectly“salmon-snake”,butthewordlohi-wasoriginallylouhi-meaningcragsorrocks,a“mountainsnake”.Thoughawingedcreature,thedragonisgenerallytobefoundinitsundergroundlair,acavethatidentifiesitasanancientcreatureofearth.Likely,thedragonsofEuropeanandMidEasternmythologystemfromthecultofsnakesfoundinreligionsthroughouttheworld.
IntheobovebookstheyintroducealotofthingsaboutthedragonculturesbetweentheEastandWest,buttheydon’tcontrastthedifferencescultureeachotherandnottointroducethereasonshowtoproducethedifferences,andhowtofacetheculturaldifferencesbetweenEastandWest.Iwillintroduceaboutthesethingsinthethesis.
TherearemanyculturaldifferencesbetweenEastandWest,andtheculturaldifferencesondragonisoneofthem.Chinesepeoplethinkthatthedragonisholyandmascot,butwesternpeoplethinkthatthedragonisbelialandwick,sothedifferentviewsoftenmakeourcommunicationinthestateoftensionifwedonotknowsomethingaboutthem.IfwewanttohaveagoodcommunicationbetweenEastandWest,Wehavetoknowsomethingabouttheculturaldifferences.Itwillhelpustounderstandwesternpeople’saction.Thecuturaldifferencescomefromtheage-oldlegend.Thedifferencesold-legendcreatedifferencesentironmentandmadethepeople’smind.InthisthesisIwilltalkabouttheEasterndragonandtheWesterndragon.AtlastIwillcontrastthedifferencesaboutthem.Iwillquotesomeage-oldlegendestotalktheprocessthatthedragoncomeintobeingtopeople’smind,andaffectpeople’saction.Itwouldmakeourcommunicationeasily.
ThroughintroducethedifferencesculturalondragonbetweenEastandWest,wecanfindthattherearemanydifferencesbetweentheEastandWest.Sowhenwecommunicatewiththeforeignerswemustknowabouttheculturaldifferences,thedrgonintheChinaisgoodandhasthehighpositioninsocial,butintheWestcountrytheyhavedifferentviewstothedragon,somebodyeventhinkthatthedragonisevil.Sowecannotsaythatthiscultureorcustomisrightandthatiswrong.Equalrespectshouldbeattachedtoeverycultureintheworld,eventothosethatarenotinexistenceanymore.
Thestructureofthethesis:
Thefirstpartisintroducingthebaseinformationandstudyondragonaboutdemosticandabroad.
ThesecondpartisintroduingthecultureondragonintheEastandintheWest.
ThethirdpartisintroduingthedifferencesbetweenEastandWestondragon.
ThefourpartisintroduingthereasonsofproduingthedifferencesbeweenEastandWest.
Th
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