神山森林文化传统的生态伦理学意义

在云南山地民族的传统文化里 ,对绿的图腾和对树的崇拜无处不在 ,神山森林传统已经成为一种生态文化传统 ,几乎所有的民族都会在自己居住的村寨附近选一片葱绿茂密的山林作为自己的风水林或水源林 ,有的甚至作为神山森林顶礼膜拜 ,严禁任何人砍伐和破坏。村寨和神山上的参天古树也往往成为神树和村寨的标记加以崇拜和保护。我们把山地民族这种文化传统称为神山森林文化传统。这是一种朴素的生态伦理观 ,体现一种敬畏生命的生态伦理学 ,有着深刻的自然保护意义。1　神山森林文化的生态学内涵及生态学意义文化 ,是人类对环境的一种社会生态适…

Significance of Ecological Ethics of Cultural Tradition in Deity Mountain Forests

Cultural tradition of deity mountain forests is one of the cultural traditions of the ethnic groups in the mountainous regions of Yunnan.The local people whole-heartedly worship the geomantic forests,headwater forests,deity forests and great trees of their villages.This simple ecological ethics is of positive ecological significance for nature conservation.Additionally,this ethical conduct of ecology with such a background of cultural traditions has brought about their production methods and life style that conform to ecological ethics.At the same time,they have set village conventions and provisions to regulate their conducts and pass them on from generation to generation.In this paper,the authors elaborate on the significance of ecological ethics in the cultural tradition of deity mountain forests,which is based on survey of the cultural tradition and community of the Yi Mizhi forest (deity forest) in the areas of Stone Forest in Yunnan.The traditional cultures of other mountain nationalities are also taken account.