body-as-passage

八宝铜铃舞不是表演，而是土家族梯玛用身体打开通神之路的仪式。铜铃的点、摇、抖、撩、绕构成仪式的语言，脚步画出的九宫格让人一步步走向祖先。本文从身体结构、动作逻辑与仪式流程切入，描写铜铃如何让整场祭祀走得下去，以及身体如何成为人神之间的通道。 The Eight-Treasure Copper Bell Dance is not a performance but a Tujia ritual in which the tima (ritual specialist) uses the body to open a passage between humans and ancestors. Through five core bell techniques—point, sway, shake, lift, and circle—and steps that trace the Nine-Palace pattern, the ritual unfolds as the copper bell guides the sequence and the body becomes a conduit. This article examines the dance through bodily structure, movement logic, and ritual progression to reveal how the copper bell carries the ceremony forward.