中國 神話의 정치화 - 중국의 반고‧반호 신화를 중심으로

Abstract

It is nearly impossible to systemize the characteristics of Chinese Minor Ethnic Groups' Myths due to their vast quantity and variety of the contents. In the course of a few Chinese mythologists establishing the conceptual boundaries of Chinese myths, they make the mistake of systemizing minor ethnic groups' myths as a branch of Chinese myths. In this study, the records of minor ethnic groups' myths and the Han race myths pivoting on Pangu(盤古) Myth and Panhu(盤瓠) Myth are compared and analyzed for a thorough discussion of how the minor ethnic groups' myths were integrated and absorbed in the Han race(漢族) myths. First, for the Pangu(盤古) Myth, the issue of its origination that has caused quite a debate so far was contemplated upon after dividing the issue into a Central district origination theory and a Southern district origination theory. Panhu(盤瓠) Myth, which is always mentioned in relation to the Pangu(盤古) Myth, was also looked into in two aspects. First the contents of the Panhu Myth recorded in the Yao race and 『後漢書HouHanshu ․ 南夷列傳NanYiLieChuan』were compared and analyzed to see what kind of changes Panhu(盤瓠) Myth went through according to the changes of its historical, political background. Furthermore, this study also focused on the point that only after acknowledging the fact that the Chinese civilization was formed by various races and this diversity is the principle of its existence will allow establishment of a new mythology based on such characteristics and therefore overcome the innate limitations of Chinese myths.