“禹生石纽”传说的文化阐释

摘要

Stone is a fetish of Xia nation. The legend of“Yu was born in stone”with adherents of Xia Dynasty moved to the Shu,combined with the stone legend in Northwest Sichuan, evolved into the legend of“Yu was born in Shiniu”.The legend of“Yu was born in Shiniu”was a mythological narrative displacement of“Yu was born in stone”, which spread in the process of“temporal and spatial memory”. In the dissemination process,the cultural interpretation of the legend of“Yu was born in Shiniu”reflected that myths and legends was affected by the specific social background and cultural context. At the same time, the political culture, social organizations, religious belief and geographical environment factors may be attached to the myths and legends. The contents of the myths and legends became“real”in the cultural memory, which reflected the collective identity in the specific time and space.%石是夏民族的崇拜物，“禹生于石”传说随着夏遗民迁入蜀地，与川西北的大石传说相融合，演变成“禹生石纽”。“禹生石纽”传说是“禹生于石”神话叙事的置换变形，是神话传说流传过程中的“时空记忆”。“禹生石纽”传说的演绎体现了在传播过程中，神话传说总要受到特定的社会背景和文化语境的影响，同时，政治文化、社会组织、宗教信仰、地理环境等各种因素都可能附着在神话传说身上。神话传说所表现的内容就成为一种文化记忆中的“真实”，反映了特定时空下的集体认同。