Dancing with the gods: observations of the Niino Snow Festival

The Niino Snow Festival is a three-day event that attracts visitors by combining traditional arts and prayer rituals for worldly benefits at a secluded local mountain shrine. Weathering the cold, fatigue, and the smoke of burning wood, participants engage in night-long dances with local gods in expe...

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Authors: Graf, Tim 1982- (Author) ; McMullen, Matthew D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2019
In: Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 43, Pages: 13-23
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