南通童子戏敬畏文化的审视

Culture of Veneration in Folk Play of Nantong

南通童子戏作为巫文化的一个重要分支——傩文化的遗存之一,保留着古代人类文化的许多痕迹。从敬畏文化的角度研究傩文化和童子戏,是一个崭新的视角。从敬畏文化来看童子会的渊源,它是先民对神鬼的敬畏,是卦爻文化的基因。文章从南通童子戏的祭仪过程、童子演唱内容等角度对蕴含其中的敬畏文化进行了挖掘,揭示了南通童子戏敬畏文化的存世价值。

As an important branch of Nuo Culture, folk play in Nantong is a legacy of witchery culture tradition. It retains elements of ancient human cultures, especially culture of veneration. It is completely novel to probe into witchery culture and folk play of Nantong from the perspective of veneration culture. This paper explores the elements of culture of veneration in folk play of Nantong by exploring the origins of the folk play activities, the process of sacrificial ceremony, and the function of the culture of veneration. As a result, this paper reveals the significance of conducting researches in culture of veneration in folk play of Nantong.