龍仿佛無處不在卻又神秘莫測,恐怕再難有哪個符號能夠如此廣泛而徹底地浸透在人類文明中。本書將龍置於人類文化結晶的高度,對東西方龍的外形和象徵意義進行了全面的探究、比較和分析。書中指出中國龍的外形相似,但在不同背景下卻有著不同的象徵意義,而西方龍雖形態各異,但代表的含義卻幾近相同。作為龍學備受矚目的龍學研究成果之一,本書從動物學、心理學和思想意識三個角度,探討了龍的起源、形象、象徵意義,以及龍的存在等,觀點新穎,思路獨到。
基本介紹
- 書名:天下之龍:東西方龍的比較研究
- 作者:趙啟光
- 出版日期:2013年9月1日
- 語種:簡體中文, 英語
- ISBN:9787511014108
- 譯者:子禾
- 外文名:Dragons,east and West
- 出版社:海豚出版社
- 頁數:250頁
- 開本:16
- 品牌:海豚出版社
基本介紹
內容簡介
趙啟光出生於書香世家,又在國外工作生活近三十年,正如錢文忠教授所說:“趙啟光教授所秉承和具備的,是中國傳統的豁然通達之情與西方科學的外在超越之思。”他對西方文化的熟稔,以及近水樓台考察的優勢,使得這本東西方龍文化的比較研究,更加深入而具有說服力,這正是國內很多作者難以企及;而他深厚的中國傳統文化根基,使得這本論著立足在了一個堅實的基礎之上,令讀者回味無窮。
作者簡介
他開創了美國卡爾頓學院中國語言文學部,一直從事漢語言文學、比較文學,以及道家哲學等的教授工作。近三十年來,他一直致力於傳播中華文化,並成批地將美國學生帶回國內交流學習,極大地促成了中美文化的雙向交流。
其中文著作有《古道新理——趙啟光話講老子》、《老子的智慧》、《世路心程》、《客舟聽雨》、《康拉德小說選》等;英文著作有《中西方龍的研究》(A Study of Dragon: East and West)、《無為無不為》(Do Nothing and Do Everything)等。
專業推薦
媒體推薦
—David Lenson
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Qiguang Zhao’s stimulating book on dragons East and West is a thoroughly researched work of scholarship, but is much more than just a collection of facts and data. This is also a work of ideas and conceptions. By opening wide the scope of his inquiry and dismissing all arbitrary constraints, the author has demonstrated in a most edifying fashion the relatedness of human cultures. Above all, he has given us a fresh, new way to look at ancient Chinese mythology. This is a book about dragons, but it is also a collection of valuable insights about the nature and development of Chinese civilization in the context of world history and culture.”
—Victor H. Mair (University of Pennsylvania)
名人推薦
--David kenson, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
"Qiguang Zhao's stimulating book on dragons East and West is a thoroughly researched work of scholarship, but is much more than just a collection of facts and data. This is also a work of ideas and conceptions. By opening wide the scope of his inquiry and dismissing all arbitrary constraints,the author has demonstrated in a most edifying fashion the relatedness of human cultures. Above all, he has given us a fresh, new way to look at ancient Chinese mythology. This is a book about dragons, but it is also a collection of valuable insights about the nature and development of Chinese civilization in the context of world history and culture."
--Victor H. Mair, University of Pennsylvania
圖書目錄
CHAPTER2 The Dragon's "Origin" and Appearances
The So-Called Unique Origin of International Dragons
Dragons of Chinese Sub-Origin
Miao (Hmong) Dragons
Japanese, Korean, and Bhutanese Dragons
Dragons of Indic Sub-Origin
Dragons of Middle-Eastern Sub-Origin
CHAPTER 3 The Great Dragon Was Cast Out: The Western Dragon as a Symbol
The Western Dragon: Identification with the Judeo-Christian Devill, Monsters, and Enemies
Its Sexualized Image
Its Association with Fire, the Underworld, and Death
The Combination of the Western Dragon's Symbolic Aspects
CHAPTER 4 The Great Dragon Was Enshrined
The Implication of the Chinese Mythological Dragon: the Sky
Spiritual Nobility
Good Fortune and Philosophical Symbol
Emperorship
The Chinese Nation
CHAPTER 5 The Dragon of the Waters, East and West
The Myth of Yu and Hydraulic Despotism
The Chinese Dragon of the Waters
The Different Functions of the Dragon and the Dragon King in the
Hydraulic Society
The Western Dragon of the Waters
The Spring of Water and the Fire
Summary
CHAPTER 6 The Dragon-Slayer
The Dragon Involved in Human Life
Western Dragon-Slayers
Japanese Dragon-Slayers
Chinese Dragon-Slayers
The Structure of Dragon-Slayer Tales
Dragon-Slaying As a Struggle with the "Inner Exoteric"
CHAPTER 7 Dragons As Zoological "Fact," Psychological Archetypes, and Ideological Symbols
Dragons as Fact
Dragons as Psychological Archetypes
The Dragon as Ideological Symbol
Conclusion
CHAPTER 8 The Dragon Between Hard Covers: The Scholarship of Dragon Studies
Western Writings about Dragons
Chinese Writings About Dragons
GLOSSARY
序言
編輯推薦
趙啟光出生於書香世家,又在國外工作生活近三十年,正如錢文忠教授所說:“趙啟光教授所秉承和具備的,是中國傳統的豁然通達之情與西方科學的外在超越之思。”他對西方文化的熟稔,以及近水樓台考察的優勢,使得這本東西方龍文化的比較研究,更加深入而具有說服力,這正是國內很多作者難以企及;而他深厚的中國傳統文化根基,使得這本論著立足在了一個堅實的基礎之上,令讀者回味無窮。
目錄
第二章龍的“起源”與形象/012
中國分屬發源地的龍/016
苗龍/027
日本、朝鮮與不丹龍/028
印度分屬發源地的龍/032
中東分屬發源地的龍/035
第三章西方龍的象徵意義/047
西方龍:與猶太—基督教中的惡魔、怪獸和宿敵的區別/050
形象的性別化/055
龍與火、地獄和死亡的不解之緣/061
西方龍多種象徵意義的結合/066
第四章神聖化的龍/071
神話中中國龍的隱含意義:天空/072
高貴的精神/075
好運和哲學象徵/076
王權/084
中華民族/086
小結/091
第五章東西方的水中之龍/093
禹的傳說和水利專制/094
中國的水中之龍/098
龍和龍王的不同/102
西方的水中之龍/108
泉與火/113
小結/116
第六章屠龍者/118
人類生活中的龍/118
西方屠龍者/120
日本屠龍者/126
中國屠龍者/127
屠龍者故事的結構/133
屠龍與人的“自我衝突”/138
第七章龍是什麼?/141
龍是真實存在的動物/141
龍是心理原型/145
龍是思想意識的象徵/152
小結/159
第八章東西方關於龍的記載和研究/161
西方關於龍的記載和研究/161
中國關於龍的記載/166
附文(一)龍:中國最具代表性的形象遺產/176
附文(二)龍屬於中國平民百姓/179
附文(三)中華文化銘/182