when Okuni started to perform short plays in the dry river-bed of the Kamogawa River in Kyoto. The word “Kabuki” is usually written with three Chinese characters: Ka (song)‚ Bu (dance)‚ and Ki (acting and skills)—thus‚ called the art of song and dance (Matsuda‚ 1998). In the Japanese context‚ different authors have different definitions for “kabuku‚” the Japanese verb where the term “Kabuki” came from. According to Matsuda‚ “kabuku‚” meant “to incline”; for Lombard (1928)‚ the verb “kabuku” meant “catching
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Interpreting Early Buddhist Art In the articles “Early Buddhist Art and the Theory of Aniconism” by Susan L. Huntington and “Aniconism and the Multivalence of Emblems” by Vidya Dehejia‚ two different opinions and viewpoints are expressed towards the theory of Aniconism and the way early Buddhist art was intended to be viewed and interpreted. In both articles‚ the authors acknowledge the theory of Aniconism and it’s existence. However both Huntington and Dehejia propose different explanations
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shaped many civilizations. From the deserts isolating the Muslim civilizations to the mountains separating Tibet and India‚ Asia’s geography proved to be more than capable of shaping these civilizations. Geography shaped the Chinese Civilization by providing a stable food source and by isolating it from the West. Stable Food Source China’s geography has provided a stable food source‚ which has given positive and negative effects to the population. Since food was available‚ the Chinese were allowed
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The dominant Greek and Roman civilizations diverge in their standpoint of gender roles‚ especially women’s rights‚ along with their way of political arrangement‚ however‚ are homogenous when proclaiming the way each government gets its individual income. Gender roles in Greek and Roman civilizations touch at different bases which lead to women and men having different rights in both society. The Greek civilization lasted from about 1100 BC to 146 BC and was established SouthEast Euroasia. The
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The role of fathers in Chinese families has been apparent over the centuries‚ from their youth to their marriage and even death; they are subject to their father’s authority. Families should not accustom to this patriarchal system because it deprives people of their free-will‚ it gives them a worship figure and it crumples the role of women in the family as well as gender equality. Patriarchal systems in families should not be tolerated as it exemplifies extreme restraint towards the advancement
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Gutowski 1 BrandonGutowski Carrie Morris Narration of Asia 30 January 2012 The Influence of Buddhism In Chinese Martial Arts Since first introduced During the Han Dynasty‚ Buddhism has played a major role in Chinese art and culture. This is especially true in the traditions that surround the art of Shaolin Kung-Fu‚ and their strong belief in Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Kung-Fu was Influenced by the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama and focuses heavily on the belief that enlightenment is attained through
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Christianity was an important influence on the development of early western civilization. Around 4 B.C.E. Jesus was born. The events of his life and death lead to the development of Christianity which first spread among slaves‚ the poor‚ and women who were dissatisfied with their place in the Roman patriarchal society. Christianity then spread to the upper classes and the educated. Around the 4th century C.E. the Emperor Constantine acknowledged the Christian religion‚ and by the 5th century
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American way of life was changed overnight with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Americans were outraged over the loss of more than two thousand lives. Ready or not‚ the United States was at war; all Americans’ way of life would be affected. The most interesting changes included industrial transformation to war production‚ increased bias toward Japanese Americans and other minorities‚ and combat for the armed forces. When the United States entered WWII‚ the nation was not prepared for a major
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Japanese (日本語 Nihongo?‚ [nihõŋgo]‚ [nihõŋŋo] ( listen)) is an East Asian language spoken by about 125 million speakers‚ primarily in Japan‚ where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) language family‚ whose relation to other language groups is debated‚ particularly to Korean and the suggested Altaic language family. Little is known of the language’s prehistory‚ or when it first appeared in Japan. 3rd century Chinese documents recorded a few Japanese words
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1. In the examination of early Christian works‚ one can make inferences concerning their beliefs in addition to the distinct implications that are found. Such inferences can be made by exploring major concepts relating to early Christian art‚ markedly the lack of images portraying crucifixion‚ resurrection‚ and the nativity of Christ. One can infer that due to the lack of these three concepts as well as the religion still being considered a cult‚ they were required to hold congregations in private
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