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The Humanism In Myth Novel In China As The Representative Of "Journey To The West"

Posted on:2013-02-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J J WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330374959874Subject:Folklore
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Here are a lot of humanism in the ancient Chinese mythology, Western humanism consider that man is the measure of all things and we have to admit the subjectivity of human beings.However, in China this ideology is included in the traditional Chinese culture, from ancient myth to pre-Qin wisethinking of all manifestations of this idea.lt is the literary creation of humanistic thought and dynasties scholars interwoven fusion led to a series of great literary works such as Journey to the West.Immortals generated."Human" and "God" has always been a topic concerned by scholars. In order to further clarify the ancient Chinese mythology inherent in Humanistic ideology, the paper cut the subject from this point of view of the myth, using documentary research, comparative study method and a prototype-analysis methods to the pinnacle of Chinese mythology,based on Journey to the West. Step by step,the paper is trying to analyse the Journey to the West God, the semi-divine mortalsare three types of reflected humanity and divinity, and ultimately proclaim the differences between The Chinese humanism and The Western humanism.
Keywords/Search Tags:Myth novel, Humanism, Human nature, Divinity
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