"Fu" and "Zhou"—A preliminary study on "language worship" and its symbolization

Authors

  • Xinyu Yuan

    College of Literature and Journalism, Sichuan University
  • Hongbo Li

    College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Sichuan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18063/fls.v3i1.1253

Abstract

The article aims to, based on the study of "Spells" (or "Fuzhou", 符咒, including the magic figures and incantations), find out the relationship of "Fu" (符, talisman1), "Zhou" (咒, incantations)" and "language worship" (including written language and oral language). There is an in-depth probe into "language worship", and the clarification of the term "Fu" and "Fushu" (the use of Fu), "Zhou" and "Zhoushu" (the use of Zhou), no matter in a narrow sense or a broad one. In addition, the differentiation of language, "language worship" and "Spells" has been achieved via symbols and their symbolization. The final conclusion of such study shows that language worship is the process of language symbolization, and spells, in essence, is the symbol of language.

Keywords:

language worship, language, Fu, Zhou, symbolization

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Vol. 3 , Iss. 1 (September 2021)

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