内容提要:以20世纪50年代的形态为基准,少数民族神话具有这样一些特点:首先,不少民族的神话处于活的形态,它们不仅仅是以口头的形式流传,而且还与民族的各种社会组织、生产方式、生活习俗以及各种祭仪、巫术、禁忌等结合在一起,成为这一切存在和进行的权威性叙述;其次,不少民族的神话经过祭司和歌手的整理,已经系统化、经籍化、史诗化,有较强的叙事性;第三,由于地域等的差异,同一民族的同类神话有不同的流传形态,它们可能映现了这类神话发生发展的脉络,等等。这些都为少数民族神话的研究提供了广阔的领域。
Chinese minorities'myth which norm is the form of 1950's, has such characteristics: firstly, many nations'myths not only come down by word of mouth, but also unite with social organizations, producing ways, living customs and cult, magic and taboos; secondly, many nations'myths have been packed up by flamen and singers, systematized, and become epics; thirdly, congeneric myths in identical nation have different forms. All these offer wide era for the study of minorities' myths.
关键词:近十年/中国少数民族神话/研究概述last decade/Chinese minority's mythology research/general situation of research