{"product_id":"nomai-dance-drama-susan-m-asai-9780313306983","title":"Nomai Dance Drama: A Surviving Spirit of Medieval Japan","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan M. Asai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313306982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313306983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.72h x 6.36w x 0.98d","brand":"Susan M. Asai","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48216483102975,"sku":"9780313306983","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b21a326-6d0c-4c21-b14f-4df23f7b753d.jpg?v=1771991293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nomai-dance-drama-susan-m-asai-9780313306983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}