Geisha : a living tradition

著者

• 相原, 恭子 アイハラ, キョウコ

書誌事項

Geisha : a living tradition

Kyoko Aihara

Carlton Books, 2005

注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This book takes the reader into the enigmatic world of Kyoto's geisha. These elaborately dressed, heavily made-up Japanese women have held a fascination for the Western world for many years. Many have misconstrued their role as purely sexual when, in fact, the life of a maiko (apprentice) or geiko (geisha) is far more complex. The book covers the diverse artistic skills they develop; the distinctive "look" they adopt, and how it is achieved through make up, dress and hair styling; the rituals and traditions they observe and their relationships with other sections of Japanese society. The last section looks at the role of the geisha in modern society and how their position has been affected by economic crises, war and occupation and the impact of Western perceptions of geisha. Written by a Japanese writer who has had unprecedented access to Kyoto's geisha community, this is a unique study of these enigmatic women.

目次

• Introduction
• 1.Hanamachi Communities
• 2.Maiko
• 3.What Are Geisha?
• 4.Ozashiki and Dance Performances
• 5.The Geisha Look
• 6.Music, Dance and Theatre
• 7.Geisha in the 20th Century
• Index, and Bibliography.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA74990106
• ISBN:
  • 1844424901
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: 128 p.