HUMA 1860 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Noh, Japanese Aesthetics, Animism
3 Nov 2016
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Chapter 4: japan: early period era preceding the regency of prince shotoku, preclassical period time from shotoku till the rise of the kamakura. Introduced from china during sixth century c. e: no contradiction between being a buddhist (rather than worshipping the. Buddha) and kami: most popular buddhist sects were pure land (devotion) and zen (austerity, self-discipline, satori japanese for enlightenment, zazen sitting meditation. Sources of traditional japanese culture: literature haiku form of poetry and noh theatre, art and architecture including screens, sliding door panels, fans, etc, zen buddhist aesthetics japanese garden, the tea ceremony, and flower arranging. Japanese aesthetics influenced by zen buddhism almost the exact opposite of ancient greek aesthetics. Japanese aesthetics emphasizes impermanence, imperfection, darkness, shadows, grime, etc. whereas the greeks strove for permanence, perfection, etc. Preclassical period: buddhism took root in japan during the regency of prince shotoku taishi (574-622), three jewels of buddhism, the buddha, the dharma, the sangha.
