文档介绍:parative Study of Chinese and Western mythology
A Thesis Presented for the Requirements of the Course of Western Culture
Wang Huan
王欢
辅修2班
学号:04504159
Abstract
This paper presents parative study of Chinese and western mythology. Based on parisons between Chinese myth and western myth, this thesis presented the same points and different points. The same points mainly include the sense of fear to the nature and reflecting the people's courage, wisdom and strength. The different points mainly include the differences of times of backgrounds, cultural backgrounds, myth characters and different concepts of values and so on.
These will enable us to further the understanding of the myth’s influence is enormous and far-reaching. So it is not difficult to understand why the cultural experts and writers always take Chinese mythology and Greek mythology as the representatives of East-West cultural. Myth is the most concentrated and the most characteristic flashing in the longest ancient culture. And it is the most tenacious life root. Through the understanding and analysis of the myths which not only enabled us to gain a deeper understanding of Chinese and Western cultures, but also have the important significance of future development of the world.
Myth is the original view of philosophy and world, which is the fantasy of the natural and social exploration, understanding and the