Taboo Research on the Taiwanese Folk Literature

• Main Authors: Hsiang-Chun Lin, 林香君
• Other Authors: Wen-Bao Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2bpzcb

碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 兒童文學研究所 === 95 === Based on a major chapter of the book entitled as “Complete Works of the Chinese Folktales” (1993), edited by Ching-Hau Chen and Chui-Gui Wang, the author tries to find out all related volumes and potential denotations of taboo-topic Taiwanese folktales. Moreover, the author utilizes the analytical framework of Chen-Chung Wong’s “Interpreting Taboos,” including ‘Interior Taboo Topics,’ ‘Exterior Taboo Topics,’ ‘Complete-Style Interior Taboo Topics,’ and ‘Non-Complete-Style Interior Taboo Topics.’ To inquire into and examine focused academic materials, the author ends this thesis with research findings and pragmatic teaching suggestions. This research has three primary research aims. The first is to synthesize and differentiate some of the many taboo cultural differences of the local Han people and the Taiwanese aboriginals. The second is to provide a framework to organize those role characteristics of people, objects, and things and other matters in the Taiwanese folk literature. The third is to present varied taboo folktales and what ought to guide and classify taboo topic meanings. Research conclusions are as follows. First of all, most of taboo stories of the Taiwanese aboriginals are related to mythology and local customs and practices, whereas taboo stories of Han people mainly relate to historic and legendary personage and figures. And thus the former taboo stories are more colorful and fantastic than those of the latter. Secondly, the image of human beings is the most pluralistic and capricious among characteristics of roles played in taboo folktales. Lastly, through lively taboo topic folktales, serious and mysterious taboo personage, objects, and substances emerge from dichotomous plots of folktales corresponding to social expectation.