Multiple identities in Yaeyaman folk music

This thesis investigates the importance of local identity in the performance and transmission of traditional music in the Yaeyama archipelago, Okinawa prefecture, Japan. Several local repertories are considered, and the thesis examines their connection to different cultural and political units: indi...

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Main Author: Gillan, Matthew Alexander
Published: SOAS, University of London 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.573492