在福建西南部地区,自宋以来道教即已盛行,道坛活动与民间丧葬礼俗关系极其密切,至今仍流行于广大农村的“目连沙灯道场”就是其道法活动中的重要仪式。道坛中以破狱形式演《目连救母》,其演出本为《地狱册》。这种道坛之戏剧,也是仪式内容的一个重要组成部分,我们将它称为道教目连戏。1995年秋,龙岩学者刘远先生发现了《地狱册》,笔者在对闽西南道教戏剧的田野调查中,有机会接触到《地狱册》并观摩了道坛《目连救母》的演出。这是迄今为止在我国民间道坛中首次发现的 In the southwestern part of Fujian Province, Taoism has prevailed since the Song Dynasty. The activities of the altars are closely related to the funeral rituals of the people. So far, the “Mulian Sha Deng Playground” still prevailing in vast rural areas is an important ritual of its Taoist activities . Tao altar to broken prison in the form of “head salvation mother”, the performance of this “hell book.” This drama of Taoism is also an important part of the ritual content, which we call Taoist scriptures. In the autumn of 1995, Mr. Liu Yuan, a scholar of Longyan, discovered The Hellbook. In his field investigation of Taoist drama in southwestern Fujian, the author had the opportunity to come into contact with The Hell Book and observe the performance of “Alleluia”. This is the first discovery in our country's folk altars so far