“宗教舞蹈是宗教艺术中一种重要的形式,是与求雨、抗旱、驱鬼、除疫、迎神、送神等各种人类精神生命需求紧密配合的舞蹈。”湄公河次区域跨境山地民族中,泰国北部阿卡族宗教舞蹈主要是以词、乐、舞三者相融合的结构形式,运用肢体的动态语汇以及不同的道具,模拟神鬼禽兽,形成独具特色的舞蹈:古朴凝重、虔诚神秘、自然快乐、意寓丰富。它包涵着深刻的宗教内涵,渲染着神灵的威慑力,诠释人与神之间的关系。具有宗教文化艺术的象征意义,又有不同民族,不同区域和不同时代人们的审美意识。 Religious dance is an important form of religious art and a dance that closely matches the needs of various spiritual lives of the human race, such as seeking rain, fighting drought, exorcism, removing epidemic disease, approaching God, and sending God. "The Mekong Sub-region Habitat territory mountain, northern Thailand Akha religious dance is mainly composed of words, music, dance the three forms of integration, the use of body dynamic vocabulary and different props to simulate the gods and animals, the formation of a unique dance: Simple dignified, pious mysterious, naturally happy, rich meaning. It contains profound religious connotations, rendering the deterrent of the gods and interpreting the relationship between man and God. It has the symbolic significance of religious culture and art as well as the aesthetic awareness of people in different nationalities, different regions and different times.