关于女娲补天神话文化的思考

本文从神话思维出发 ,以现代神话理论为武器对女娲补天神话中历来笔讼不已的文字进行还原释读 ,认为补天神话是原始先民们对地震、洪水等自然灾害以原始思维方式认识的实迹。女娲“炼五色石以补苍天” ,“断鳌足”以平息地震 ,“杀黑龙”以祈祷天晴雨停 ,“积芦灰以止淫水”的治水 ,都是原始先民们祭祀天地的巫术活动 ,并非“天”真的“塌了” ,女娲以补之。同时 ,对今流传在甘肃省秦安县大地湾遗址一带有关女娲的传说的调查、辑录、钩沉 ,对女娲神话文化现象统观 ,考证了女娲氏的发祥地

Consideration to the Chinese Mythological Culture of the Goddess Mending the Sky

Based on the theory of modern myth,this paper,from the point of view of mythological thought,intends to redo a textual research on the Chinese ancient myth:the Goddess Mending the Sky,and state that this myth reflects how the ancient forerunners thought of the natural disasters such as earthquake,flood etc.Meanwhile,it also makes a thorough investigation and recording about the myth circulating among the districts in Qin'an County and does a textual research to the birthplace of the Goddess in myth.