Embodying Evil and Bad Luck: Stray Notes on the Folklore of Bats in Southwest Asia
Embodying Evil and Bad Luck: Stray Notes on the Folklore of Bats in Southwest Asia
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邪恶与厄运的体现：西南亚蝙蝠民间传说的流浪笔记
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2006
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J. Frembgen
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作者：
J. Frembgen
与魔法领域的其他动物一样，蝙蝠被认为是奇怪和可怕的。当地的蝙蝠名称以及比较人类和蝙蝠行为的俗语反映了这种夜间飞行哺乳动物的独特解剖结构和特征。西南亚的口头传统主要将这种动物视为邪恶的化身和厄运的载体。因此，蝙蝠的身体部位和液体被用于“黑”魔法的实践。然而，由于其作为哺乳动物的混血性质，具有鸟类般的翅膀，因此蝙蝠不会被杀死。
Like other animals of the magical sphere, the bat is perceived as strange and frightening. Local bat names as well as sayings comparing human and bat behavior reflect the peculiar anatomy and characteristics of this nocturnal flying mammal. Oral traditions in southwest Asia predominantly show the animal as an embodiment of evil and carrier of bad luck. Therefore, body parts and liquids of the bat are used in practices of "black" magic. Nevertheless, due to its hybrid nature as a mammal with bird-like wings, the bat is exempted from being killed.