众神和合:闽西客家乡村戏剧的演出习俗

Unity of Gods:The Performance Custom of Hakka Village Drama in Western Fujian

以酬神为主要功能的乡村戏剧演出习俗,实际上是民间信仰或民间宗教的一部分。闽西客家乡村戏剧开场戏演出中用来驱邪除魔的阴森神秘的“出煞”仪式,强化了乡村戏剧演出习俗的宗教性。“神榜”中众神和谐共处,功能合一,这与西方宗教的“排他性”决然不同,体现了中国崇尚“和”与西方奉行“争”的文化本质差异。

The village drama performance custom whose main function is to reward God is actually a part of a folk belief or folk religion.In the opening act of Hakka village drama in western Fujian Province,the dark and mysterious exorcism used to exorcize evil spirits strengthened the religious character of the village drama performance custom.The gods in the list live in harmony,the gods function as one.It’s in stark contrast to the exclusivity of Western religion.It reflects the essential cultural difference between China’s advocation and that of the West.