土家人旧时信仰鬼神。一般来说,他们以为神会保佑平安、鬼是带来灾祸的,因而他们对待鬼神的态度也不一样,对神敬祭,对鬼则用巫术驱赶、捉杀。
梯玛在土家族社会历史中具有重要作用。
Tima has played an important role in the history of Tujia society.
梯玛法事活动中生存崇拜实则是梯玛崇拜。
Actually the survival worship is Tima worship in his activities of witchcraft.
梯玛文化是现存土家语区保存较为完整的原始文化。
Tima culture is an integrated primitive one kept in the area of Tujia language that is spoken nowadays.
应用推荐