万物有灵:人对自然的初步读解

灵魂信仰是万物有灵的核心 ,也是其学说构成的基础。万物有灵是人类史前时期的必然阶段 ,同时也是人类对自然的初步读解。万物有灵的必由之路是进入神话 ,从其运行的轨迹来看 ,神话首先是出现自然神的故事 ,然后是英雄神的故事。万物有灵给予人类以向外体察自然万物的窗口 ,在这个窗口上 ,人类所获得的能力 ,就是神化自然 ,通过神话来读解自然。

Animism: Man' s First interpretation on Nature

The belief on soul is the core of animism,and also the foundation of this theory.Animism is the essential stage in human prehistoric period,and serves as the first interpretation on nature.The only way to animism is mythology.Viewing from the process of its development,mythology first appears to be about deities of nature,then later about heroic deities.Animism is a window from which human can observe things in nature.From then on,human acquires the capacity of deifying nature and interpreting nature through mythology.