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Dancer, nun, ghost, goddess : the legend of Giō and Hotoke in Japanese literature, theater, visual arts, and cultural heritage / by Roberta Strippoli.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strippoli, Roberta.
- Series:
- Brill's Japanese Studies Library 61.
- Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 61
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arts, Japanese--Themes, motives.
- Arts, Japanese.
- Dancers in art.
- Buddhist nuns in art.
- Women heroes in art.
- Giō, active 12th century--Art.
- Giō.
- Hotoke Gozen, 1160?-1180?--Art.
- Hotoke Gozen.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 227 pages) : illustrations, map.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Brill, 2017.
- Summary:
- Dancer, Nun, Ghost, Goddess explores the story of the dancers Giō and Hotoke, which first appeared in the fourteenth-century narrative Tale of the Heike . The story of the two love rivals is one of loss, female solidarity, and Buddhist salvation. Since its first appearance, it has inspired a stream of fiction, theatrical plays, and visual art works. These heroines have become the subjects of lavishly illustrated hand scrolls, ghosts on the noh stage, and Buddhist and Shinto goddesses. Physical monuments have been built to honor their memories; they are emblems of local pride and centerpieces of shared identity. Two beloved characters in the Japanese literary imagination, Giō and Hotoke are also models that have instructed generations of women on how to survive in a male-dominated world.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Women Entertainers in Heian and Medieval Japan: Eleventh to Fourteenth Century
- The Story of Giō in the Heike monogatari
- Still Seeking Salvation: The Transformation of the Giō Story in Noh Theater
- Giō in Late Medieval and Early Modern Narrative, Theater, and Visual Arts
- The Four Graves of Giō: Cultural Heritage Sites and Local Legends
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9789004356320
- 9004356320
- OCLC:
- 1017759182
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004356320 DOI
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