20世纪以前中国戏剧起源与形成问题述略

Tracing the origin and formation of the Chinese drama

有关中国戏剧的起源与形成 ,一直是近现代学者研究探讨的焦点 ,因为史无明文记载 ,后人研究的角度不同 ,众说纷坛 ,莫衷一是。大体上说有六种观点 ,即巫觋说、歌舞说、傩文化说、俳优说、傀儡说、梵剧说。因为研究者的角度不同 ,又都占有一定的资料 。

The origin and formation of the Chinese drama has been a focus of discussion for contemporary scholars.Owing to lack of record and different research perspectives,there have been no unanimous conclusions.There are actually six major points of view:witchcraft origin,dance and song origin,Nuo culture(mashed play)origin,Paiyou(comic paly)origin,puppet show origin and Indian paly origin.They are all revealing ,for they rest on different bases and sources.