Shamanic Dance in Japan:The Choreography of Possession in Kagura Performance
Shamanic Dance in Japan:The Choreography of Possession in Kagura Performance
复制标题
日本萨满教舞蹈:神乐表演中的附体编排
DOI:
10.2307/1178756
复制
发表时间:
1998
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
I. Averbuch
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
I. Averbuch
The A. discusses the choreography of trance in Japanese kagura dances and the shamanic elements that have been preserved in them. Three case studies of kagura are examined: 1. ōmoto Kagura, in which an authentic shamanic trance is still performed and which serves as a point of comparison; 2. Hana Matsuri, which has a kagura dance which is believed to indicate that the dance once included a possession-trance (kamigakari); 3. Hayachine Kagura which never included a possession-trance but still displays clear shamanic choreography in its dances. Using these case studies, the shamanic character of kagura is discussed, as well as why such shamanic choreography is preserved even where real trance does not exist. It is also shown how kamigakari is expressed in dance and how it functions in such performances.