On Imagination and Cultural Metaphor of"Disease"in Strange Novels in Wei,Jin,Southern and Northern Dynasties
In descriptions of diseases in the strange novels in Wei,Jin,Southern and Northern Dynasties,there are political disorder,ghosts and monsters,karma between good and evil,and unknown strangeness,etc.The treatment methods include divination spells,repentance and chanting Buddha,confession of sins,herbal remedies and folk beliefs,which are not only the authors'curiosity,but also their deep-seated cultural metaphors.The disease was originally a medical problem,but the disease narrative in the strange novels had become a record that reflected the social and cultural life.The narration of disease,superficially the abnormal state of human body,is a metaphor for the corruption of the whole political,social and cultural life.
Strange novels in Wei,Jin,Southern and Northern DynastiesDiseaseCultural metaphor
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