A Comparative Study on the Ghost Culture in Chinese and English Traditions_英语论文

摘要

鬼神文化是一种全球性的文化现象,受到各国人民的追捧，世界各地的学者都在研究了这一神秘的文化。本文指出鬼神文化以文学作品，节日和民俗习惯为载体，是传统文化不可分割的一部分。中英鬼神文化在定义,起源和功能上有一定的相似性。然而,由于宗教、历史、民俗习惯等原因，这两个民族的鬼神文化各成一派。中英鬼神文化的差异具体体现在文学作品、鬼节、恐怖电影及人们的日常生活中。本文将就文学作品和电影中的鬼神形象，分析中英鬼神文化在定义、起源、表现形式上的异同。并分析鬼神文化对民俗节日、艺术形式、影视行业的影响。

关键词：鬼神文化 中英文化 鬼神形象 

Abstract

As a popular global cultural phenomenon, the ghost culture is studied by scholars from the worldwide. This paper first presents that ghost culture is regarded as a kind of traditional culture which reflected in literary works, festivals and folk customs. Although Chinese and English ghost cultures have a certain similarity in definition, origin and function, Chinese and English have their own conceptual system and attitude towards ghosts due to the religions, histories and folk customs reasons. These differences of the ghost culture embodied in several aspects, like literary works, ghost festivals, horror films and also people’s daily life. This paper is going to analyze the differences and the similarities of Chinese and English ghost culture on definitions, origins and manifestations from the aspects of literary works and movies. It will also analyze the impacts of the ghost culture on ghost festivals, art forms and Film-television Industries.

Key words: Ghost culture; Chinese and English culture; Ghost images

Contents

1  Introduction 1

2  Introduction of the Ghost Culture 2

2.1 Definitions of the Ghost 2

2.2 Origins of the Ghost Culture 2

2.3 Expressions of Ghost Culture in Chinese and English Daily Life 2

3  The Image of the Ghost 4

3.1 Vampire，Zombie & Jiangshi 4

3.1.1 Vampire and zombie 4

3.1.2 Jiangshi 5

3.2 Dragon & Loong 6

3.2.1 Dragon 6

3.2.2 Loong 6

4  The Impact of the Ghost Culture 8

4.1Ghost and the Festivals 8

4.1.1 Ghost Festivals in Chinese tradition 8

4.1.2 Ghost Festivals in English tradition 8

4.2 Ghost and the Art 9

4.3 Ghost and the Film-television Industry 9

5  Conclusion 11

Bibliography 12

Acknowledgements 13