Fairy Fox vs. Vampire -- A Comparative Study on Chinese and Western Ghost Cultures_英语论文

摘要

不同的文化形成于不同的文化元素，必将形成不同的文化产物。鬼文化在世界上有着悠久的历史。当人们谈论与世俗世界更为密切的鬼魂时，中国人首先想到的是仙狐，西方人首先想到的是吸血鬼。鬼故事，鬼形象大多植根于传说和故事。它与传统文化、地域信仰、生活行为密切相关。通过对仙狐与吸血鬼的渊源与相关文化的比较，我们可以更好地了解中西文化的相似性和差异性。

关键词：鬼文化，狐仙，吸血鬼

Abstract

Different cultures, formed from different cultural elements, will form different cultural productions.And Ghost culture are more closely related to the secular world. When people talk about ghosts, Chinese will first think of the fairy fox and western people will first think of vampires. Ghost stories, ghost images are mostly rooted in legends and tales, which are connected with the traditional culture, regional belief and life behaviors. According to comparing the origin of fairy fox and the vampires and concerning ghost cultures behind. we can have a better insight into the similarity and the difference between Chinese and western cultures.

Key words: ghost culture, fairy fox, vampire 

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Demonstration 2

2.1 The Origin of Ghost Culture2

2.1.1 The Representative Ghost Image in Chinese - Fairy Fox.2

2.1.2 The Representative Ghost Image in Western Cultures - Vampire 4

2.2 The Ideology in Ghost Image in Chinese and Western Cultures.5

2.2.1 Religion 5

2.2.2 Society 6

2.2.3 Psychology 7

2.3 The Influence of Ghost Culture in Contemporary time 8

2.3.1The influence on language 8

2.3.2The influence on literature and entertainments 9

2.3.3The Influence on social weird events 9

3. Conclusion 10

Works Cited 12

Bibliography 13