本篇論文即是立基於冥界觀與民間文學相互交涉的關係上,從冥界觀的演變探究其反映的民間思想,並以台灣歌仔作為研究的主要對象,分別就其內容、形式及其所反映之社會、心理層面等作一探討。中國冥界觀的演變,本文簡化地依時代先後,選擇重要的冥界說代表,約分成三部份:1、泰山治鬼說;2、佛教地獄說;3、十殿閻王說等,以闡述冥界觀的演變。就冥界之作為台灣歌仔創作內容的方式而言,約可分為三種類型:一、是承襲傳統冥界觀者,如<十殿閻君>;二、是「歌仔仙」自創者,如<最新落陰相褒歌>;三、改編自傳統小說或民間故事之情節者,如<孫悟空大鬧水宮歌>。以下分別就上述三本歌仔簿為代表,分析其冥界觀內容。
The study focuses on the traditional concept of the inferno and its influence on Taiwanese folksongs. At first, we states the important representative of the infernal concept by three parts. They include the deity of Taizen, the buddhistic hell and the ten kings in Hell. After that, we analyze the three types of the infernal representation in Taiwanese folksongs including the following the traditional concept, the folksong singers' creating, the adaption from the popular novels.