{"product_id":"nomai-dance-drama-a-surviving-spirit-of-medieval-japan-hardcover","title":"Nomai Dance Drama: A Surviving Spirit of Medieval Japan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan M. Asai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eN=omai\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eN=omai\u003c\/i\u003e singing exhibits traits linked to Buddhist chanting. The instrumental music originates from folk Shinto. This study highlights the social and cultural value \u003ci\u003en=omaii\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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 \u003ci\u003en D=omai\u003c\/i\u003e drama, the theatrical and musical aspects are discussed in detail. Photographs and musical examples enhance this thorough, well-organized study.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUSAN M. ASAI is a music professor at Northeastern University in Boston. She received her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of California at Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.72 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45958030491845,"sku":"9780313306983","price":194.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/hHqKiIHkjr9780313306983.webp?v=1773392081","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/nomai-dance-drama-a-surviving-spirit-of-medieval-japan-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}