鄂西土家族“跳丧舞”的文化解读

Cultural Connotation of "Funeral Dance" of Tujia Nationality in West Hubei

"跳丧舞"是土家族先民古老而奇特的丧葬习俗,是一种建构在图腾崇拜与祖先崇拜之间的文化心理的行为形式,它以其古朴的气息传达出原始群体强烈的生命意识。本文从宗教与哲学的角度对其产生背景、发展源流、表现形态加以分析,试图揭示出这种民俗事象背后的原始宗教特征与哲学意义。

Funeral dance' is an ancient and peculiar custom derived from the ancient religious belief of forefathers of Tujia nationality. It is a type of culture and psychology between totem worship and ancestor worship and shows the keen sense of life. This paper makes an analysis of the background, the origin and reveals the religious characteristics and philosophical meaning of it.