"Journey To The West" Image Of The Gods

From the start, jin and southern and northern dynasties novels appear novel shows a man and novel two big volunteer types. Thereafter along with the unceasing development, novel and can be roughly divided into classical Chinese novels and popular novel. The novel novel and classical Chinese novels supernatural evil-spirit novels actually popular fiction all involved "god" this image group. However, always scholars with the dual opposites "gods" and "magic", but is not enough to study, especially for which the gods image, always lack of system and the comprehensive research. The author of the study for the gods image from "monkey" begin.This article is divided into six parts:The introduction of the main research gods image have allegedly predecessors significance, and the related research achievements, lay the basis of study for the full text.The first chapter of "god" is the main, and at the same time be identified the definition of "journey to the west" before publication on each religious (mainly Taoism, Buddhism) gods pedigree. This article to "god" by definition is:"god" is the people's conception, due to worship and produced, created by man, with human willpower and psychological activities, over a human being and able to dominate and change the world's supernatural powers. Writing in the journey to the west", before the development of the gods image after the ancient myth stage and religious god stage. "Journey to the west" the gods before god, can be divided into Taoism and Confucianism god (buddhist god should say is more accurately three aspects of national god). The second chapter of "journey to the west" in the first list sorted by the gods, and thus summarized and induces "monkey" gods image of the four features:large and complex gods system, but a bit does not show chaos; "Journey to the west" the gods have three religions unity characteristics; The author works of the gods relationship rearrange; The gods of secular features. Image The authors are so shaping the gods image, there are three main reasons:folk beliefs to "monkey" the gods image of the mold has produced important influence; The author's unique experiences and thoughts of the gods, image influence; The Ming dynasty "three religions unity" ideological background to "monkey" the gods image also had an important effect.The third chapter mainly discusses "monkey" gods and the cultural implication image, including realistic connotation, philosophical implication, religious implication three aspects. Is concerned, we think real meaning to, "journey to the west" divine irony, laugh to the reality of Ming darkness is critical; "Journey to the west" in the relationship is hit and evil complex, actually reflect the feudalistic society political darkness. It is concerned, a philosophical contemplation of the gods of the image reflected the author supernatural evil-spirit view; Two is to "monkey" the gods have important symbolic of the world. For religious implication constructed, the "journey to the west" in the jade emperor as the core of the gods in the world, has produced important influence; folk God works subversion world, emphasize human dignity; Works describing the divine religious ceremonies, which for us to recognize the feudal era provides an important material. ReligionThe fourth chapter discusses the gods image "journey to the west" reflect the artistic function. The summary mentions, "monkey" gods image art function mainly shown in three aspects:first, the gods to the formation of image works art style, it plays an important role not only displays in the gods image is formed the basis of fantasy style works, the more displays in the image of god to the formation of the art works really unreal realm blending plays an important role. Secondly, "monkey" gods image structure sexual, namely, the theme "with" divine test, constructing his own story framework. A third is "journey to the west" gods image pleasures sexual, namely, the use, with the help of the gods play pen image, so it works reached cheerful heart aesthetic effect.The sixth part is the summing up, plays epilogue role.