现代性身体观的神话学反思

身心二元对立的观念往往被视为东西方文化的核心分歧,东方思维注重整体性,而基督教主宰下的西方文化则更强调灵与肉的二元对立。从神话学的视角返回到各自的思想脉络之中,可以发现这种二元对立的身体观念更多是现代性的结果,与启蒙主义与个人主义的兴起密切相关。从神话学的角度整合研究不同文化中的身体观对于反思现代性具有重要的理论价值。

Reflections on Mythology of Modernity Physical View

The physical and mental dualism is often regarded as the core of cultural difference between the oriental and the west.The oriental thinking emphasizes the integrity,while the western thinking which is dominated by Christianity emphasizes the binary opposition of the body and the soul.Returning to each thinking venation from the mythological perspective,we can find that the physical view of such binary opposition is more the result of modernity,and it is closely related to the rising of enlightenment and individualism.It is of great theoretical value to integrate and study the physical view in different cultures from the mythological perspective for reflections on modernity.