Jane Alaszewska
Biographic Data
| ID | 6004618 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane Alaszewska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane |
| FAMILY NAME | Alaszewska |
| SIGNATURE | ALASZEWSKA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Londres |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Purity and danger
In this article, we draw on data from fieldwork on the Izu islands and from historical sources to examine the role of shamans in identifying and managing danger and the ways in which surviving practices reflect of the symbolism of premodern Japanese rituals. In most of contemporary Japan, misfortunes, such as illness or maritime accidents, are accounted for, predicted and managed and through modern science-based risk systems such as medicine. How…
Taiko Boom
Japanese taiko drumming became a global phenomenon in the 1990s. This genre is arguably the most widely recognized face of Japanese music worldwide. Given taiko's popularity both at home and abroad
The Origins of the Izanagi-ryū Ritual Techniques
Dans le courant religieux populaire connu sous le nom d'Izanagi-ryū, des ritualistes nommés tayū pratiquent des cérémonies pour diverses sortes de kami. En raison du succès médiatique récent de l'onmyōdō, l'Izanagi-ryū a été perçu comme une survivance de l'onmyōdō à l'époque moderne. En fait, il s'agit plutôt d'une religion populaire à caractère syncrétique, mêlant des influences diverses — dont celle de l'onmyōdō. Il ne s'agit donc pas de ce qu'…
Kumi-daiko
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Kumi-daiko
The Origins of the Izanagi-ryū Ritual Techniques
Dans le courant religieux populaire connu sous le nom d'Izanagi-ryū, des ritualistes nommés tayū pratiquent des cérémonies pour diverses sortes de kami. En raison du succès médiatique récent de l'onmyōdō, l'Izanagi-ryū a été perçu comme une survivance de l'onmyōdō à l'époque moderne. En fait, il s'agit plutôt d'une religion populaire à caractère syncrétique, mêlant des influences diverses — dont celle de l'onmyōdō. Il ne s'agit donc pas de ce qu'…
Purity and danger
In this article, we draw on data from fieldwork on the Izu islands and from historical sources to examine the role of shamans in identifying and managing danger and the ways in which surviving practices reflect of the symbolism of premodern Japanese rituals. In most of contemporary Japan, misfortunes, such as illness or maritime accidents, are accounted for, predicted and managed and through modern science-based risk systems such as medicine. How…
Taiko Boom
Japanese taiko drumming became a global phenomenon in the 1990s. This genre is arguably the most widely recognized face of Japanese music worldwide. Given taiko's popularity both at home and abroad
Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Japanese History and Culture (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (1 work) · Boom (1 work)