Musical Festival Floats of Japan: Festival Ensembles in the Chita Peninsula and Aichi

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Håkan Lundström

Musical Festival Floats of Japan

Festival Ensembles in the Chita Peninsula and Aichi

Håkan Lundström

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Lund University Press,Sweden
07 October 2025

Sacred & religious music; Non-Western music: traditional & "classical"; Folk & traditional music; Worship, rites & ceremonies; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Lund University Press

Based on more than thirty years' fieldwork, this book aims to increase the understanding of music played on elaborate wooden floats which form vital components in Japanese festivals with a religious dimension. The focus is on float-festivals in Aichi prefecture in central Japan; but wider perspectives, international as well as national, also come into play.

Float-festivals date back several centuries. A good deal of modernization has taken place from the mid-twentieth century onwards, but historical roots and connections are still discernible, and these distinctive festivals and their music remain of great significance to many communities in modern Japan.

By: Håkan Lundström
Imprint: Lund University Press,Sweden
Country of Publication: Sweden
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 646g
ISBN: 9789198557862
ISBN 10: 9198557866
Series: Lund University Press
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 07 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Hkan Lundstrm, Professor Emeritus of Music and Society at the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts, Lund University