Intengible Culture Heritage in Japan 3600-JA-NDKJ-OG

Topics of individual classes:

1. Introduction: basic issues related to intangible cultural heritage.

2. Cultural heritage protection policy in Japan: intangible cultural heritage, living national treasures; locality, statehood, nationality

3. UNESCO intangible heritage: Japan

4. Basics of Japanese spiritual culture: Shintoism, Buddhism, Confucianism and what else?

5/6. Intangible heritage of Japan in examples of selected phenomena: kagura

6/7. Intangible heritage of Japan in examples of selected phenomena: dengaku

7/8/9. Intangible heritage of Japan in examples of selected phenomena: furyu / odori

10. Intangible heritage of Japan in examples of selected phenomena: dashi

11. Intangible heritage of Japan in examples of selected phenomena: other elements of matsuri

12. Kuromori kabuki - an example on a micro scale.

13. Ise temple and heritage policy.
14. The Intangible Heritage of Japan as Exemplars of Selected Phenomena: Crafts
15. The Intangible Heritage of Japan as Exemplars of Selected Phenomena: Crafts

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The classes aim to familiarize students with the basic issues and problems related to the term, definition and protection of the intangible cultural heritage of Japan. The core of the classes will be phenomena inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, as well as the Japanese Agency for Culture Bunkachō.

Course coordinators

Iga Rutkowska

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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