明杂剧“降魔剧”初探

The Xiangmo Opera of Ming Drama

明杂剧中降魔剧为数不少,降魔剧以形形色色的神、魔为主人公,他们分别是善与恶、是与非的化身。降魔剧的主旨在于劝善惩恶,以道济世,此类作品的出现,与三教合一的社会背景以及道教的世俗化和民间化有直接关系。

There are many Xiangmo operas in Ming dynasty in which the leading roles aredeifies and devils who represented good and evil. The purpose of these Xiangmo operas＇ writers is to persuade people being kindheart and to punish them being evil.The main reason which many Xiangmo operas were written in Ming dynasty was linked with the background of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism mixed together in that era.