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X-WR-CALNAME:Religious Piety\, Ritual\, and the Performing Arts in Japan: C
 ultural Exchange with East Asia\, Historically and Today
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DESCRIPTION:CJRC Religion and Social Life in Premodern Japan Project\n\nSUM
 MARY\n\nLecture by Professor Koichi Matsuo of the National Museum of Japan
 ese History. Please note: this lecture will be in JAPANESE only.\n\nDESCRI
 PTION\n\n**This lecture will be in JAPANESE ONLY** \n\n \n\n"Religious Pie
 ty\, Ritual\, and the Performing Arts in Japan: Cultural Exchange with Eas
 t Asia\, Historically and Today" \n\n \n\nIn Japanese religions\, both his
 torically and today\, the influence of Buddhism introduced from the Chines
 e continent (including the Korean peninsula) during the ancient period has
  been extremely great. This continental Buddhism fused with Japan’s anci
 ent kami rites and practices\, creating unique religious forms and cults. 
 Cultural transmissions from China did not come to an end during the ancien
 t period but continued during the medieval and early modern periods\, and 
 it was under such influence that the Buddhist culture of each period emerg
 ed. Things that are often introduced as unique aspects of Japanese culture
 —the way of tea (chado)\; the arts of flower arrangement\; theater forms
  such as noh\, kyogen\, bunraku\, joruri puppet theater\, and kabuki\; eve
 n the festivals that mark the four seasons—bear signs of Chinese\, and e
 specially Buddhist influence. They underwent a unique process of reception
  in Japan\, and many continue even to this day\, receiving not only local 
 and domestic recognition\, but in many cases also receiving UNESCO recogni
 tion as world cultural treasures or items of cultural heritage. In many wa
 ys the significance of this transmitted culture is difficult to understand
  using historical documents. But it is possible to physically experience s
 uch culture through its music\, song\, dance\, and other embodied forms. I
 n this lecture Prof. Matsuo will introduce some of the films he has produc
 ed\, films that document aspects of this ongoing cultural exchange between
  Japan and the Chinese continent. He will also consider the unique aspects
  of festivals and performative arts in Japan\, both of which carry strong 
 religious or cultic elements.\n\n\nDr. Koichi Matsuo is a Professor in the
  Research Department of the National Museum of Japanese History (Rekihaku)
  in Chiba\, Japan.
GEO:34.020197;-118.283725
LOCATION:Doheny Memorial Library (DML)
SUMMARY:Religious Piety\, Ritual\, and the Performing Arts in Japan: Cultur
 al Exchange with East Asia\, Historically and Today
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 _performing_arts_in_japan_cultural_exchange_with_east_asia_historically_an
 d_today
CATEGORIES:Lecture / Talk / Workshop
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