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ISBN10: 0313306982, ISBN13: 9780313306983, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover Like New
[Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]

ISBN10: 0313306982, ISBN13: 9780313306983, [publisher: Greenwood Pub Group] Hardcover 248 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]

ISBN10: 0313306982, ISBN13: 9780313306983, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. N=omai dance drama, an artistic expression combining sacred, communal, economic, and cultural spheres of community life in the district of Higashidorimura, is a performing tradition that provides an identity to agriculturally based villages. It has retained features characteristic of the music, drama, and sacred practices of medieval Japan. N=omai singing exhibits traits linked to Buddhist chanting. The instrumental music originates from folk Shinto. This study highlights the social and cultural value n=omaii has for the residents in villages that perform it by providing the historical context in which it is examined, as well as its current performance practices.As this work explores the aspects of agricultural Japanese society, revealed through a dance drama, it will appeal to music and drama scholars as well as students of Japanese culture and history. After establishing the historical lens from which to view n^D=omai drama, the theatrical and musical aspects are discussed in detail. Photographs and musical examples enhance this thorough, well-organized study. This study highlights the social and cultural value nomai has for the residents in villages that perform it by providing the historical context in which it is examined, as well as its current performance practices. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on ...

New York Praeger Publishers Inc 1999 Hard cover New. Intended for college/higher education audience.

ISBN10: 0313306982, ISBN13: 9780313306983, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 1.32
[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]

ISBN10: 0313306982, ISBN13: 9780313306983, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within 1.32
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]

ISBN10: 0313306982, ISBN13: 9780313306983, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]
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ISBN10: 0313306982, ISBN13: 9780313306983, [publisher: Praeger] Hardcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]

Westport Praeger Publishers Inc 1999 Hard cover New. 280 p. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.