ISSN:
0737-7037
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of folklore research : JFR : an international journal of folklore and ethnomusicology
Publ. der Quelle:
Bloomington, Ind : Indiana University Press
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 52, No. 2-3 (2015), p. 217-232
DDC:
390
Abstract:
Toshidon is a “visiting deity” (raihōshin) ritual that takes place every New Year's Eve on a small island off the southwest coast of Japan. Performed for purposes of education, Toshidon is an event in which groups of men, masked and costumed as demon-deity figures, walk from house to house frightening and disciplining children. In 2009, Toshidon was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List, a significant occurrence for this relatively isolated community. Based on ongoing fieldwork on the island, this essay explores specific events and discourses that emerged from this recognition. I conclude that the UNESCO inscription becomes a floating signifier within the community, one of many elements in an ongoing discussion about the broader future of the island itself.
Note:
Copyright: Copyright © 2015 Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana University
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DOI:
10.2979/jfolkrese.52.2-3.217
URL:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/jfolkrese.52.2-3.217
URL:
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1702196670
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