中部美洲世界树

世界树生命之树,是一种在前哥伦布时期盛行于中部美洲神秘宇宙论的一个传说,与当地的创世传说图像志相关。世界树并不是一棵树,而是由多棵树组成,除了在中央的一棵连接天、地与阴曹的支柱以外,在四个方位各有一棵代表着中央一棵树的其他四棵树[1]。它象征着生命,位于宇宙的中心。

生命之树

世界树经常被描绘为有鸟儿在树枝上,而树根则深入至泥土和水里。在中美洲的神话传说,地府的象征物是一只水怪,所以世界树深入“泥土和水里”,其实亦入深入“地府”的意义。

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注解

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  1. ^ Miller and Taube (1993), p.186.

参考资料

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  • Adkinson, Robert (Ed.). The Maya: Sacred Symbols (Sacred Symbols Series). London: Thames and Hudson. 1996. ISBN 978-0-500-06022-3.Adkinson, Robert (Ed.)&rft.btitle=The Maya: Sacred Symbols (Sacred Symbols Series)&rft.date=1996&rft.genre=book&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Thames and Hudson&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book" class="Z3988"> 
  • Finley, Michael. Raising the sky: The Maya creation myth and the Milky Way. The Real Maya Prophecies: Astronomy in the Inscriptions and Codices. Maya Astronomy. 2003 [2007-01-04]. (原始内容存档于2006-12-25).Finley, Michael&rft.date=2003&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The Real Maya Prophecies: Astronomy in the Inscriptions and Codices&rft_id=http://members.shaw.ca/mjfinley/creation.html&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal" class="Z3988"> 
  • Freidel, David A.; Linda Schele英语Linda Schele and Joy Parker. Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path. New York: William Morrow & Co. 1993. ISBN 978-0-688-10081-0.Freidel, David A.&rft.btitle=Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path&rft.date=1993&rft.genre=book&rft.place=New York&rft.pub=William Morrow & Co&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book" class="Z3988"> 
  • Miller, Mary; and Karl Taube英语Karl Taube. The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya. London: Thames and Hudson. 1993. ISBN 978-0-500-05068-2.Miller, Mary&rft.btitle=The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya&rft.date=1993&rft.genre=book&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Thames and Hudson&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book" class="Z3988"> 

外部链接

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  • 马雅神话南美洲失落的文明:马雅民族的神话与信仰