【摘要】 西方王母神话的产生、形成和发展具有其演变的轨迹。西王母神话人物 ,从西部狩猎部族“君长”的神职、文化内涵、神格特征及其传入中原以后的“神格易位”、神职重构等发生一系列变化 :她从原来部族首领到中原天帝的“神母”、“天后”;她严格控制神人之间不可逾越的“天规”,又眷恋人世间的生活 ;她既是主宰宇宙天体秩序的创世大神 ,又积极参与黄帝所从事的统一中原大业 ;她支持“反抗自然灾害的英雄”,又不许他们位居神界 ;她反对天人之间男女婚姻 ,又同情他们的遭遇 ,作一定的让步 ;如此等等。西王母本身的二元对立的神职、性格之间的矛盾统一性 ,反映了当时中原社会、经济、文化、信仰、观念等的特殊形态。更多还原

【Abstract】 The Western Mother Queen myth appeared and developed along a certain path. The mythic character, after being introduced into the central regions of China, has undergone a series of changes. The Western Mother Queen, formerly a chief of a tribe, has changed into a "divine mother" and a "heavenly queen". She regulates the order between the immortal and the mortal with the "heavenly rules" and at the same time is mentally attached to the worldly life. She lays down the order in the universe as a creator and participates actively the great cause of reuniting the central kingdom. She supports the heroes who are against the natural disasters but refuses to let them stay in the heaven. She objects to the marriage between man and the supernatural being but is sympathetic with their sufferings. The dualistic contradictions of such a mythic character reflect the particular form of society, economy, culture, belief and notion then in the central regions of China.更多还原