| 词条 | Amphibians in human culture |
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Culture consists of the social behaviour and norms in human societies transmitted through social learning.[1] Amphibians have for centuries appeared in culture. From the fire-dwelling salamander to the frogs (and occasionally toads) of myth and fairytale and the rare use of a newt in literature, amphibians play the role of strange and sometimes repulsive creatures. Frogs however have symbolised fertility, as in Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, while in Ancient China they were associated with healing and good fortune in business. ContextCulture consists of the social behaviour and norms found in human societies and transmitted through social learning. Cultural universals in all human societies include expressive forms like art, music, dance, ritual, religion, and technologies like tool usage, cooking, shelter, and clothing. The concept of material culture covers physical expressions such as technology, architecture and art, whereas immaterial culture includes principles of social organization, mythology, philosophy, literature, and science.[1] This article describes the roles played by amphibians in human culture, so defined. Salamander{{main|Salamanders in folklore and legend}}The salamander has been ascribed fantastic and sometimes occult qualities by pre-modern authors (as in the allegorical descriptions of animals in medieval bestiaries) not possessed by the real animal. The legendary salamander is often depicted as a typical salamander in shape, with a lizard-like form, but is usually ascribed an affinity with fire, sometimes specifically elemental fire.[2][3] In the Renaissance, the salamander was supposed to be able to withstand any heat and even to put out fire.[4] Frog{{main|Frogs in culture}}To the ancients in Egypt, Greece and Rome, the frog was a symbol of fertility, and in Egypt actually the object of worship.[5] A plague of frogs is seen as a punishment in the Old Testament of the Bible. Two fables attributed to Aesop, The Frogs Who Desired a King and The Frog and the Ox feature frog characters. The Frogs is a comic play by Aristophanes. The chorus of frogs sings the famous croaking onomatopoeic refrain: {{lang|grc-Latn|Brekekekèx-koàx-koáx}} (Greek: {{lang|grc|Βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ}}). This greatly annoys Dionysus, who engages in a mocking debate with the frogs.[6][7]In "The Frog Prince", a spoilt princess reluctantly befriends the Frog Prince, who is magically transformed into a handsome prince when (in the Brothers Grimm version) she throws the frog against a wall. However, in modern versions, she effects the transformation by kissing it instead.[8] Toad{{see|Toadstone}}Toads are often not distinguishable from frogs in popular culture, but Kenneth Grahame's Mr Toad in his 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows is a likeable and popular if selfish and narcissistic comic character. Mr Toad reappears as the lead character in A. A. Milne's 1929 play Toad of Toad Hall, based on the book.[9][10] In Chinese culture, the Money Toad (or Frog) Jin Chan appears as a Feng Shui charm for prosperity.[11] NewtNewts are traditionally associated with witchcraft. In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, the witches use "eye of newt" as the first ingredient added to their cauldron.[12]Newts rarely appear in literature, but Roald Dahl included one crucial to the story as a practical joke on the malevolent Miss Trunchbull, in his novel Matilda.[13] References1. ^1 {{cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/sociology/oclc/652430995 |title=Sociology |last=Macionis |first=John J. |last2=Gerber |first2=Linda Marie |date=2011 |publisher=Pearson Prentice Hall |isbn=978-0137001613 |page=53 |accessdate=29 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818045455/https://www.worldcat.org/title/sociology/oclc/652430995 |archive-date=18 August 2017 |dead-url=no}} {{Living things in culture}}2. ^Manly P. Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages:An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy, (original publisher unclear-see for on-line text), (1928). 3. ^Florence McCulloch, Medieval Latin and French Bestiaries Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1962, pp.161-162 4. ^{{cite book | author=Friar, Stephen |title=A New Dictionary of Heraldry |year=1987 |pages= 300 |publisher=Alphabooks/A & C Black |isbn=0-906670-44-6}} 5. ^{{cite book |last=Cooper |first=JC |title=Symbolic and Mythological Animals |pages=106–08 |year=1992 |publisher=Aquarian Press |isbn=1-85538-118-4}} 6. ^{{cite book |author=Aristophanes |authorlink=Aristophanes |title=Frogs |editor=Dover, Kenneth |publisher=Clarendon Press |date=1993 |page=2}} 7. ^{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Paul Anthony |title=Haggard Hawks and Paltry Poltroons: The Origins of English in Ten Words |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2R2eBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT141 |year=2013 |publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=978-1-4721-0941-5 |page=141}} 8. ^{{cite web |author=Heiner, Heidi Anne |url=http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/frogking/notes.html#EIGHT |title=The Annotated Frog King |accessdate=28 June 2016}} 9. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml | title=The Big Read Top 200 | publisher=BBC | date=April 2003 | accessdate=28 June 2016}}. 10. ^{{cite news |author=Christine Paik |url=https://www.npr.org/programs/totn/features/2002/mar/020319.characters.html |title=NPR report |publisher=NPR |date=2002-03-19 |accessdate=2013-02-26}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://fengshui-doctrine.com/index.php?q=feng-shui-money-frog.html |title=Feng Shui Money Frog |accessdate=28 June 2016}} 12. ^{{cite book |title=Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog, Adder's Fork and Lizard's Leg: The Lore and Mythology of Amphibians and Reptiles |last=Crump |first=Marty |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=2015 |isbn=9780226116006 |page=147 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ENYpCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147}} 13. ^{{cite web |title=Miss Trunchbull's newt |url=http://www.roalddahl.com/create-and-learn/make/get-crafty/miss-trunchbulls-newt |publisher=Roald Dahl.com |accessdate=28 June 2016}} 1 : Amphibians in human culture |
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