中国传统戏曲是民俗的产物,也是民俗的有机组成部分。从民俗学的角度着手进行黄梅戏传承研究,可以更好地促进黄梅戏的静态保护和活态传承。民俗学这个概念,最初由英国考古学家汤姆斯于1846年提出。在西方学术传统中,民俗学主要研究乡村社会保留下来的传统文化、民间智慧及民风民俗。我国民俗学家钟敬文先生认为:“民俗,即民间风俗,指一个国家或民族中广大民众所创造、参与和传承的生活文化。”~②按照钟先生的观点,民俗学的特点在于关 Chinese traditional opera is a product of folk customs and an integral part of folk customs. Starting from the angle of folklore, the research on the inheritance of Huangmei opera can better promote the static protection and live heritage of Huangmei opera. The concept of folklore was originally proposed by the British archaeologist Thomas in 1846. In the western academic tradition, folklore mainly studies the traditional culture, folk wisdom and folk custom preserved in rural society. Mr. Zhong Jingwen, a folklorist in our country, believes that “folk customs, that is, folk customs, refer to the culture of life created, participated in and inherited by the vast majority of people in a country or nation.” ~ ② According to Mr. Zhong, folklore is characterized by turn off