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Titre Des jeux d'enfants aux concerts célestes : les représentations du divertissement dans le Japon ancien
Auteur Jacqueline Pigeot
Mir@bel Revue Extrême-Orient, Extrême-Occident
Numéro no 20, 1998 Du divertissement dans la Chine et le Japon anciens. « Homo Ludens Extreme-Orientalis »
Rubrique / Thématique
I. Les critiques du divertissement
Page 63-86
Résumé anglais From children's games to celestial concerts : representations of entertainement in early Japan Although the notion of Asobi in ancient Japan corresponds broadly to the concept of « game » in the West, musical entertainment, including songs and dances, constituted an important part of it. These musical entertainments and, consequently, games in general were highly valued during the 12th and the 13th centuries from the Buddhist perspective. Female entertainers played a crucial part in this process. The main sources used in this article are a compilation of courtesans' songs, the Ryôjin hishô (12th c), as well as several collections of edifying anecdotes (13th c.)
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