傩戏被称作“中国戏剧文化的活化石”。土家族傩戏作为民间宗教艺术形式,相较于其他艺术形式,它充分凝聚、强化了土家族民众的思想和观念,实现了自身文化认同感与归属感。在历史发展进程中,因社会变革、时代变迁、经济发展、生活方式改变和文化交流等因素的影响,傩戏在表演程式和内容、表演空间、传承方式及功能价值等方面都在不断发生着变化。有关“傩”的记载,泛见于经、史、子、集,而对于傩文化的研究当始于清末学学者王国维先生,之 Nuo opera is called “living fossil of Chinese drama culture.” As a form of folk religious art, Tujia Nuo opera fully unifies and strengthens the thoughts and ideas of the Tujia people and realizes its own cultural identity and sense of belonging as compared with other art forms. In the course of historical development, due to the influence of social changes, changes in the times, economic development, changes in lifestyles and cultural exchanges, Nuo plays a constant role in the programs and contents of performance, the space for performance, the ways of inheritance, and the value of functions Variety. The “” 记 "records, generally found in the classics, history, sub, set, while the study of the 傩 culture began when the late Qing Dynasty scholar Mr. Wang Guowei,