以樂舞會靈－阿美族儀式樂舞的神聖性

In Proximity to the Spirits:The Divineness of Pangcah Ritual Song and Dance

巴奈．母路(Panay Mulu)

《臺灣博物季刊》 38卷3期 (2019/09) Pp. 36-41

並列摘要

This paper explores three healing rituals of the Lidaw Village of the Amis Tribe, which demonstrate the 5 regions of the body space: kakumat (eyes), cangahap (mouth), kalimakimay (hands), calukucuku (feet), and sinulu (heart). Each region is blessed by different spirits, as revealed by the shaman's movements and prayers during the healing process. Therefore, the Amis shamans believe when a person is singing and dancing, the existence of the spirits that guard the 5 body regions will be sensed at a harmonious frequency. So it is understandable that the Amis people often say: ＂Singing must be accompanied by dancing.＂ The ritual dance of the Amis Tribe is not spontaneous. A senior shaman must first make a plea for calay (the divine thread) from the spirits. If granted, calay will be tossed to the shaman, which will then be laid on the ground for other shamans to stand on to perform a musical dance, especially for the calay spirit. In other words, the representation of a musical dance is the embodiment of the existence of this spirit. To watch the dance is to see the spirit. And the singing of auxiliary vowel sounds, such as o, e, a, and i, further exemplifies how the sounds represent the interactive relationship among spirits, heaven, earth and humans. To sum up, the ritual dance of the Amis Tribe must be understood on the basis of a perspective of ＂spirits.＂ All the singers, dancers and viewers must participate in the ceremony with their innermost ＂heart＂ and ＂spirit＂ in order to the see the pristine manner of its beauty and divinity.