A Study Of The Images Of Gods And Demons Of Shen Mo Novels In Ming And Qing Dynasties

Gods and demons are the cores of Shen Mo novels.The animism of ancient times gave birth to the concept of gods and demons.With the development of religion and literature,the concept of gods and demons gradually grew.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the image of the gods and demons was born in the birth of Shen Mo novels with the development of the concept of gods and demons.There are many gods and demons in Shen Mo novels of Ming and Qing Dynasties.According to the classification of gods and demons,God can be divided into three categories: Buddhist gods,Taoist gods,folk gods,and God has the characteristics of truth,goodness,beauty and merit.Devils can be divided into three categories: a kind of devil composed of animals,plants and objects;a kind of devil transformed by human beings;and a kind of devil transformed by God into devil.Devil has the characteristics of false ugliness and vicious deeds.Gods and demons in the magical novels are based on binary opposition.The confrontation between the camps of the gods and the demons in Shen Mo novels,the contest between the god and the demon,and even the confrontation between the specific animals,all show the state of the enemy between gods and demons.But the gods and the demons can exchange identity in a certain degree.demons and gods are divided by the heart.If the demon can control the desire,the demon can cultivate into a god.Conversely,if the gods have desires,they will become magic.The existence of the binary oppositional exchange relationship between the gods and the demons has produced a wonderful story of the gods and demons.The story of gods and demons has great significance to the construction of the magical novels,such as promote the development of the story of the novel,lay the foundation for the shaping of the characters,and reveal the theme of the magical novel.In the end,the demon and god forms a vivid image in the Ming and Qing Dynasties' novels.It has the educational function of admonishing the world,has a philosophical thought of the mind,and reflects the religious characteristics of Confucianism,Buddhism,Taoism and Taoism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.