论南丰傩的宗教仪式及其文化内涵

傩 ,它的普遍意义是指人们在特定季节驱除疫鬼的祭仪 ,是一种具有特定内涵和性质的原始文化。南丰傩 ,起始于秦汉时期 ,传承几千年而未衰。它保存了一整套“起傩”、“跳傩”、“搜傩”、“圆傩”的宗教仪式 ,是对古代傩祭的继承和发展。南丰傩在几千年历史长河中 ,形成了别具一格的特点。作为一种民间宗教 ,由于它蕴含着极深的文化内涵 ,其社会功能越来越得到人们的承认。并且朝着艺术方向发展 ,成为南丰傩历久不衰的源泉。

On the Ritual And Cultural Connotation of Nanfeng's Exorcisement

The general significance of exorcisement is the rite of getting rid of illness and ghost performed by people in a certain season. It is characterized with connotative and natural primitive culture. Nanfeng's Exorcisement came into being at Qin and Han Periods and lasts up to now continuously. It keeps a set of rituals including "starting exorcisement", "jumping exorcisement", " searching exorcisement" and "concluding exorcisement " which is inherited and developed from the ancient times. During thousands of years in history, Nanfeng's Exorcisement has its own unique characteristics. As a traditional religious rite with rich cultural connotation, it is more and more popular to people and comes to be more and more artistic, which will be the eternal source for Nanfeng's Exorcisement.