“口述传统”(oral traditions)是文化人类学格外重视的对象,尤其是研究像中国羌族这种迄今依然是有语言无文字的古老民族。的确,作为非己莫属的“地方性知识”(local knowledge),羌族有丰富的口述传统,戏剧是其重要体现之一。羌族有独特的文化遗产, “Oral traditions” are the objects of cultural anthropology that lay particular emphasis on the study of ancient Chinese ethnic groups like the Chinese Qiang, which so far were still literally untold words. Indeed, as a non-self-owned “local knowledge,” Qiangs have a rich oral tradition and drama is one of its important manifestations. Qiang has a unique cultural heritage,