摘要
中国思想立足天人之际,以中央意识为原点,关切人生,依宇宙格局而构筑重建社会秩序。随着天人重心由天到人的转移,以及统一国家的形成,中国思想在调和融通中汇归一致,在民族共同体的认同与确立中,形成了统一的民族国家意识。此后,中国思想在因袭中一路前行,始终未能突破固有格局。直至新时代,以马克思主义为指导,以传统思想为根基的习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想,最终才将中国思想提升到了一个全新的高度。中华民族神话资源则以其丰富的内容、多样的表述,将中国思想的发展历程及其所开出的繁花,以确立中央意识为思想原点,在天人重心由天到人的转移中,以修复宇宙格局、重建社会秩序为思想目标,在民族共同体的认同与确立中确立民族国家意识,进而将中华民族凝铸为一个牢不可破的命运共同体,并形象生动地镌刻在民族记忆中。中华民族神话资源所具有的重要的思想史价值正在于此。
It can be said that thought is the precursor of culture.To further clarify the close relationship between Chinese national mythology and Chinese culture,this study postulates it is necessary to examine it from the perspective of intellectual history,exploring the intellectual and historical significance of Chinese national mythology.The unique worldview of the Chinese people,shaped by their agricultural civilization,provides a distinctive perspective through which they observe the world.This viewpoint,grounded in a relationship with both the natural and cosmic orders,leads Chinese thought to focus on exploring the philosophy of life.At the same time,investigations show that this specific perspective situates the exploration of Chinese thought on the philosophy of life within a hierarchical framework of heaven and earth,where the establishment of cardinal directions and a corresponding central consciousness form the foundation of Chinese thought.What is more,Chinese mythology appears to have consistently mirrored the development of Chinese thought,as a rule offering abundant content and a diverse array of narratives that capture the development process of this prolific system of thought and its integration into national memory.Moreover,it is found that Chinese mythology,rooted in prehistoric cultural orientations and folk beliefs,highlights a distinct central cosmic consciousness from the upper and lower four directions,which arguably not only shows the origins of Chinese thought but also provides a vivid record of its formation.During the period of social upheaval and ideological construction in the Spring and Autumn Period,records suggest that Chinese mythological resources vividly presented the destruction of the cosmic order and subsequent efforts to rebuild a world order.Indeed,in the Qin and Han dynasties,a shift from a heaven-centered worldview to a human-centered one gave rise to rationalism,marking a transition in Chinese intellectual history.Correspondingly,Chinese mythology evolved,moving away from a puzzling blend of the divine and human to a separation between the two,gradually becoming more relatable to everyday life.This shift not only evidently contributed to the historicization of Chinese mythology but also led to its secularization.As the mythological narratives became less divine and more human-centric,the myth of the Chinese nation also shifted from a cosmic pattern to a focus on social order.With the historical identification and rise of a unified national community,a sense of nation-state consciousness,which originated from the world consciousness,emerged;over time,the mythological narrative of the Chinese nation increasingly highlighted themes of a shared ancestry and family tree of all ethnic groups as well as the integration of diverse ethnic cultures,showing a nation-state consciousness rooted in the identity and establishment of the national community.These unique expressions of the mythological resources of the Chinese nation illustrate the role that mythological resources have played in shaping the formation,evolution,and development of Chinese thought.It can be concluded that this process accentuates the important ideological and historical value of said mythological resources in the broader context of the Chinese nation.
作者
袁咏心
Yuan Yongxin(School of Humanities and New Media,Yangtze University,Jingzhou,434023,Hubei,China)
出处
《民族学刊》
CSSCI
北大核心
2024年第7期128-137,159,共11页
Journal of Ethnology
基金
湖北省社会科学基金一般项目“中国神话宗法化研究”(2020097)
国家社会科学基金重大招标项目“中华文化认同与中华民族共同体建设研究”(22&ZD208)阶段性成果。
关键词
中华民族神话资源
中央意识
现实人生
中华民族共同体
mythological resources of the Chinese nation
central consciousness
everyday life
national communities
作者简介
袁咏心(1984-),女,湖北大冶人,长江大学人文与新媒体学院讲师,硕士生导师,研究方向:神话学、古代文学。
