Chinese and western cultures have a long history, and they have a subtle connection, which is not only manifested in
Words,
Images, etc.
But also in different historical stages and living environments.
Chinese and western ancient documents
Cultural differences create different consciousness and culture, which leads to people's different values of life.
Therefore, in the field of immortals, there are certain cultural differences between Chinese and western cultures.
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The development history of ghost culture is different.
The story culture of ancient monsters in China has a long history of universality and practicality.
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The concept of soul appeared in the Stone Age. With the appearance of the concept of soul, ghost culture came into being.
The word "ghost" and "ghost prescription" were recorded in Oracle Bone Inscriptions during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Except in ancient times
In addition to myths and legends, stories about gods, ghosts and monsters created by literati in past dynasties are called "Zhi Guai".
Novels are also included, so there are a large number and many excellent works.
Strange tales from a strange studio began in Wei and Jin Dynasties.
In these two generations,
Influenced by local concepts and superstition of Taoism and Buddhism,
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Some literati write stories about ghosts and gods,
Many of them have rich imaginations.
Beautiful writing.
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What stands out is what Gan Bao did.
Looking for gods
Waiting for books.
The history of western ghost stories is relative.
In China, the story of genie is very short, while in medieval Europe.
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Around the first century, the church publicly recognized it.
Vampires do exist.
The Origin of Vampires was first published in the Christian Bible.
Now Its role is Cain.
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At the end of this century,
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Werewolves; Hardman
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The legend of becoming a vampire began to appear.
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In the 20th century, official reports on vampire cases began to appear in Europe. It is said that,
1725
In a customs office.
In The Vampire Report, it first appeared.
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vampire
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This word. The legend of vampires has gradually become an era.
A mysterious topic.
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Ghosts (gods) have different images and contents.
In China's fairy tales,
Combine the soul belief of the ancients and establish interpersonal relationships.
At the same time as the concept of good and evil,
There are good ghosts and evil ghosts.
Good gods help people,
Evil spirits are
Harmful
Archaeological data show that it existed in Yangshao culture as early as the Neolithic Age.
"violent death"
and
The different concepts of "dying well" and the concept that the deceased must be a "ghost". What the ancients worshipped.
Ghosts and gods are divided into three categories: one is gods, the sun, the moon and the stars; Second, the god of the country, the quartet.
Mountains and rivers; Third, the ancestors of people and ghosts, such as the first man and the first woman, philosophers, old ministers and so on.
Yes, new noble. At first, China gods were often the unity of man and beast, which embodied totem worship.
Ghosts in the west mostly appear as perfect people.
This is a personified god.
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The images are vampires and werewolves.
The textual research on the origin of vampires in history can be traced back to
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Werewolves; Hardman
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Words.
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Werewolves; Hardman
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Legends that originated in Greece refer to those who committed suicide or were expelled from the church and were killed after their death.
Buried in a place where there is no religious ceremony,
They can prevent the body from rotting,
And be able to leave
Grave. For nearly half a century, werewolves have undoubtedly become one of the hottest topics in western mysterious culture.
This monster is no different from ordinary people in appearance at ordinary times, but it will become a wolf on a full moon night.
Chinese
God changed from male to female,
The trend from half man and half beast to whole man,
And western mythology.
This rarely happens;
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: different in nature
China mythology emphasizes group consciousness and dedication, while western mythology emphasizes individuality and primitive desire.
China mythology pays more attention to practicality, while western mythology pays more attention to soul redemption.
Fundamentally speaking, this difference is because China people emphasize that individuals should obey the whole.
The west pays more attention to self-pricing.
Different values lead to different myths.
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: different origins
The myth of China originated from the totem worship of various tribes.
Has a long history,
Ancestor God and Harmony
The gods are United,
Every tribe has its own ancestor god,
So we can't find a unified system in China.
The supreme god who rules the sacred world,
In the history of China's thought,
Ghost culture occupies a special historical position.
A little. Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, and Yin and Yang all directly involve the idea of ghosts and gods. Western mythology came into being.
Born late, but different from the marine culture of China farming culture, the clans are well integrated.
Form a complete and unified celestial system. Medieval Europe
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About a century ago, the church was open.
Admit that vampires do exist
In addition to the above differences,
There are still many cultural differences between Chinese and western ghost stories.
conflict
It's also big,
But it does not rule out that there is a certain connection between the two.
The differences between the ancient cultures of the East and the West,
Created different ideologies and cultures,
It leads to the difference of life values between eastern and western modern people.
It's not difficult.
The conclusion is that people in different regions have different ideas.