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Kyoto's Gion Festival A Social History

Hardcover • 2023 • English

Kyoto's Gion Festival A Social History

By Mark Teeuwen

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About the book

This book focuses on the long history of what is arguably the most prestigious and influential festival in Japan – Kyoto's Gion festival. It explores this history from the festival's origins in the late 10th century to its post-war revival, drawing on Japanese historical studies and archival materials as well as the author's participant observation fieldwork. Exploring the social and political networks that have kept this festival alive for over a millennium, this book reveals how it has endur...Show more

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ISBN

9781350229921

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Published year

2023

Language

English

Original title

Kyoto's Gion Festival A Social History

Format

Hardcover

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