从生人神话的发展看女性地位的嬗变

广义的生人神话，除了胎生以外，还应包括化人、造人等叙事。在母系氏族社会，创造人类的女娲、依罗娘娘等被尊奉到很崇高的地位；进入父系社会以后，女性的命运逐渐发生了变化。同样作为生人神话主角的女性形象，不但没有得到应有的尊重，甚至丧失了人形。而造成这一切的原因，却是某种为女性主角特地设置的禁忌，通过禁忌而使女性命运发生改变。

On the Evolution of Female＇s Position from the Development of the Giving-- Birth -- to-- Human ＂Myths

The giving-- birth-- to-- human myths, in a broad sense, include not only the vivipari- ty,but also the narratives of converting--human,and creating--human. In the matriarchal clan society,Nvwa and Empress Yiluo who created human beings, had a high social position and were respected by people. When it came into the paternal society, the female＇s fate changed gradually. It is true to the female images as the protagonists of the giving--birth--to--human myths. They were not respected any more,and what＇s more,they even lost the form of human. The reason for these lies in the taboos specially established for the females. Such taboos changed the females＇ fate.