试论日本民族性格形成的始原文化基因

现代日本人的民族性格或文化心态的形成是多方面要素的综合作用,但是独特的地理环境、民族源流、文化发展无疑在日本民族性格形成中起着最根本的基因作用。探讨日本人的心路历程可以看到,日本人有史以来就是在不断吸收、融合外来文化的同时坚守固有文化才铸就了自己独特的民族性格。始原文化的特点铸就了日本民族性格的复杂化与多重性。正如文化代表着人们对自然环境和生存需要的适应一样,民族性格也代表着人们对社会环境的适应、对民族融合的认同,其形成是自然环境、社会环境综合作用的结果,亦是文化作用的外化表现。

Original Cultural Genes of National Character Formation of Japanese

Factors from various aspects act together in the formation of the national character and cultural psychology of the Japanese.But undoubtedly,the unique geographic environment,nation origin and history and cultural development of the Japanese play a genetic role in the formation.It can be found from the psychological course of the Japanese that they form their special national character by having continuously absorbed and merged foreign cultures while they are keeping to their inherent culture.The complicated and multiple national characters of the Japanese are coined by the original culture.As the culture represents the adaptation of the people to the natural surroundings and need of life,national character demonstrates the adaptation to the social environment and recognition of national amalgamation.The national character is formed by both natural and social environment and is an outer reflection of cultural function.