畢業(yè)論文：On Sino-Western Cultural Differences from the Perspectives of Mythology

On Sino-Western Cultural Differences from the Perspectives of Mythology

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

Abstract: Greek mythology is crucial to Western culture, which is rich in content, various in style, longlasting in history, and enduring in culture. Chinese and Western mythologies play an irreplaceable part in diverse cultural comprehensions in origin, and in evolution, as well. This paper aims to help people get a better understanding of varying cultures in China and in Western countries so as to avoid cultural conflicts when engaging in non-Asian people’s life by introducing
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1. Introduction
What we know now about Greek mythology chiefly derives from literary works such as epic and lyric poetry, drama, histories, romances, and other prose narratives. It is mainly about Gods appeared after The Beginnings—Creation, including the Twelve Gods in Olympus ( Zeus, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, Athene, Apollo, Ares, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Artemis, Hephaestus, and Hermes ), Prometheus and Man, the Five Ages of Man, Lovers of Zeus, Hestia and Demeter ; also about Heroes like Perseus, Bellerophon, Heracles, Jason, Theseus, Meleager, Orpheus; and about The Tragic Dynasties, the Flood and the famous story–The Trojan War. While ancient Greek people created these masterpieces, they probably did not e*pect that Greek Myths would become a noticeable term referred to when people speak of Western culture. In addtion, words coined in myth, like “chaos”, “titanic”, “panic”, “tantalize”, and names of Gods and Heroes such as “Hera”, “Jason”, are still widely used at present. In this paper, the profound impact Greek mythology has on Western culture will be e*plained.
Chinese mythology, on the other hand, consist of Chinese Han mythology and legends or folk lore in other languages, which is used by ehnic minority groups (of which fifty-si* are officially recognized by the current administration of China). Chinese mythology includes creation myths and legends, such as myths concerning the founding of Chinese culture and the Chinese state. As in many cultures, Chinese mythology has in the past been believed to be, at least in part, a factual recording of history. Thus, in the study of historical Chinese culture, many of the stories that have been told regarding characters and events which have been written or told of the distant past have a double tradition: one presents a more historicized and the other presents a more mythological version. Historians have written evidence of Chinese mythological symbolism in the jiaguwen (Oracle bone script) back in around 1200 BC. Legends are passed down for over a thousand years before being written in books such as Shan Hai Jing (山海經(jīng)Mou ……（未完，全文共16084字，當(dāng)前僅顯示2893字，請閱讀下面提示信息。收藏《畢業(yè)論文：On Sino-Western Cultural Differences from the Perspectives of Mythology》）