A Folkloric Interpretation of Hometown Geomancy Legends of the Bala·Gencang Stories——Taking the texts of Bala Gencang stories in Fuxin area as an example
Wang Zhi-qing
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Wang Zhi-qing
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By comparing and analyzing the variant texts of the story type——fighting against the Hades of the Bala Gencang stories in Fuxin area,this paper explores the reasons why hometown geomancy lengends appeared in the variant texts,and explains that the hometown-loving complex is just the reasons why the hometown geomancy legends compounded with the story type.This paper further analyzes the story telling rules that only the stories corresponding to the psychology of folklore could be disseminated,and the relationships of folklore with the formation of folk oral narrative and restricions of its spread.
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By comparing and analyzing the variant texts of the story type——fighting against the Hades of the Bala Gencang stories in Fuxin area,this paper explores the reasons why hometown geomancy lengends appeared in the variant texts,and explains that the hometown-loving complex is just the reasons why the hometown geomancy legends compounded with the story type.This paper further analyzes the story telling rules that only the stories corresponding to the psychology of folklore could be disseminated,and the relationships of folklore with the formation of folk oral narrative and restricions of its spread.
Key concepts: Folklore, Narrative, Interpretation (philosophy), Literature, History, Art, Philosophy, Linguistics