禁忌与避讳的文化阐释

避讳是中国古代很突出的一种文化现象,这一现象又与原始禁忌有着密切联系。可以说,原始禁忌是以原始思维为基础形成的、体现原始人与外部世界关系的一种文化现象,而避讳则发展为以现代思维为基础,体现了人与人之间的社会关系。它们的区别表现在对象、关系、惩罚等等方面,而由原始禁忌发展到避讳,正与社会发展的进程相协调,可作为考查文化发展的一部分。

From Taboo to Bihui: A Cultural Interpretation

Being a salient cultural phenomenon in ancient China, Bihui, avoidance of the use of some words, has a very close relation to taboos, which reflect a relation between human being and the outside world formed on the basis of primitive thought. But Bihui that is based on modern thought reflects a social relation among people. Their difference is manifested in object, relation and penalty, etc. The development from primitive taboos to Bihui is a reflection of the coordinated development of society, which is part of cultural development worth studying.