中文摘要：

阈限研究在西方国家已有100多年的历史，而在我国尚处于起步阶段。随着旅游业尤其是节事作为旅游吸引物的发展，有必要加强对旅游者阈限心理的研究，以促进节事旅游的发展。以1983年以来156篇（部）国内外阈限研究的典型文献作为研究对象，先介绍了研究文献的总体特征，然后从研究领域、研究内容、研究方法等3个角度分析国内外学者所取得的研究成果，最后分析了节事阈限研究的现状和启示。

英文摘要：

Although liminality study has more than 100 years, in China, it is still in the initial stage. With the development of tourism, especially the events, as tourism attractions, it＇s necessary to strengthen the research on tourists＂ liminality psychology. The paper makes literature reviewing and revelation about 156 classic articles/books related to liminality studies by domestic and foreign researchers after 1983. Firstly, the paper introduces these papers＂ general characteristics, then analyzes the achievements from three dimensions including research area, research content and research methods. Lastly, the authors draws some revelations about the event liminality and predicts the development trend of the future event liminality researches.