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| Japanese Teatre: Religious Traditions |
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Definition
| Nature Worship, Shintosim ("way of god"), Zen Buddhism |
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Term
Ancient Dance Forms (Buyo)
1. Gigaku |
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Definition
| A type of masked buddhist ritual. |
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Ancient Dance Forms (Buyo)
2. Bugaku |
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Definition
| traditional Japanese dance that has been performed to select elites mostly in Japanese imperial courts for over twelve hundred years |
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Ancient Dance Forms
3. Sangaku |
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Definition
| A type of mime and acrobatic entertainment. |
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Term
Ancient Dance Forms
4. Sarugaku |
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Definition
Miscellaneous arts combining song, dance, acrobatics
-imported from China in Hsian Period, 782-1183
-established in the Kamakura period, 1184-1335 |
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Ancient Dance Forms
5. Dengaku |
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