An Analysis of the Dual Opposition Structure of Life and Death Presented in Ancient Myths
Keywords:
ancient mythology, binary opposition, life and death, belief in ghosts and gods, spiritual pursuit
Abstract
Binary opposition is the central idea of structuralist criticism. Based on the theory of structuralist mythology, this paper uses the comparative method to analyze the binary opposition structure model of life and death by taking the typical myths of ancient Greece and ancient China as cases. Explores the ancient times the deep psychological structure of the ancestors, feel the deep reasons for the formation of different national cultures and psychology. Purpose attaches importance to the value of human life, inherit and carry forward the excellent national spirit.
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3. Ouyang Xun . Collection of Arts and Literature: Volume 1 citing《three five calendar discipline》Wen yuan ge Siku Quanshu, sub-ministerial books,CA: Commercial Press.
4. Qu Tan Siddharth: "Kaiyuan Zhanjing", Kyushu Publishing House, 2012, p3.
5. (British) Edward Taylor. primitive culture. Compiled by Cai Jiangnong. Hangzhou: Zhejiang People's Publishing House, 1988.p42.
6. Zhang Junfang,《The Seven Signs of Yunji》, collected and organized in the ancient study, volume fifty-six, chapter 1 of the Qi Dharma of the various schools, together with the order of the theory of vitality,http://book.sbkk8.com/gudai/daojiaoshuji/yunjiqiqian/103966.html）
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[US] Stie Thompson: Taxonomy of World Folktales, translated by Zheng Hai et al., Shanghai: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, 1991, p309.
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9. Ye Shuxian: "Chinese Myth and Philosophy", Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 1992, p47.
Published
2022-06-07
How to Cite
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Yu, W.X. 2022. An Analysis of the Dual Opposition Structure of Life and Death Presented in Ancient Myths. International Journal on Integrated Education. 5, 6 (Jun. 2022), 126-130. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v5i6.3162.
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