土家族铜铃舞的民间演绎与祭祀阈限

The Local Interpretation and the Worship Ceremony Liminality of Tujia Copper Bells Dance

在土司统治时期,铜铃舞被看作是土司用来教化土民的工具,但从这种舞蹈活动的民间演绎可以发现,铜铃舞是土家族身份认同、民族文化传承的重要手段。土家族铜铃舞在表演程序、表演内容、表演语境、叙述方式等方面都保留了土家族特色,并带有强烈的祭祀性。这种行为在祭祀仪式中往往使人容易进入痴迷状态,这就是学者们常说的阈限阶段。铜铃舞是土家族原始宗教文化的一个组成部分,对土家族铜铃舞进行探究,有着极为重要的研究价值。

During the reign of chieftain, Tujia copper bells dance is seen as tools used to educate the nattive people, but through the analysis of non-governmental document the dance can be considered as the important means of Tujia nationality identity and national culture inheritance. The Tujia copper bells dance has retained the characteristics of tujia in the performance context and the way of narration , and has a strong sacrificial nature. This kind of behavior is often easy to enter into the state of obsession in sacrificial rituals, which is what scholars often say is the lininality stage. The dance is an integral part of the primitive religious culture of Tujia, and it is of great value for studying Tujia culture.