2009•Journal of Chongqing University of Arts and SciencesRequires access
The Image of Dragon and It′s Evolution in Bai Nationality Folk Literature
Cuixia Zhang
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Abstract
In the Bai nationality folk literature system,the myths,fables and stories about dragons are important components.The dragon is an important image in the Bai nationality folk literature,which has formed a huge dragon system in the Bai nationality folk literature.The formation and evolution of this huge dragon system has experienced a long time and the Rain consciousness and the struggle consciousness are two cores.After the dragon-god worship period,the Bai nationality entered Person worship period,and the dragon images changed from the sacred god towards the common image step by step.Dragon myth,fable and story system reflected Bai nationality's esthetic psychology and the cultural tradition.