Perpetuating Cultures: What Fan-Based Activities Can Teach us about Intangible Cultural Property
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Noda, Nathaniel T.
Issue Date
2011
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44
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In the heart of sprawling Tokyo, within the same municipality as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Government and the busiest train station in the world lies Kyouji Temple, a Shingon Buddhist compound that has seen the rise and fall of four national governments and the reigns of nineteen emperors. Representing cultural traditions in Japan spanning 1200 years, Kyouji's wooden halls have hosted the sutric chanting of Buddhist monks for centuries. But while the words remain largely unchanged and recited by a monk dressed in a traditional brown and tan robe, today's chance onlooker might be surprised to hear those ancient chants replaced by sutric rap and accompanied, at times, by contemporary hip hop performing artists...
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44 Creighton L. Rev. 429 (2010-2011)
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Creighton University School of Law