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The gei of geisha : music, identity and meaning /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foreman, Kelly M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England : Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Company, [2008]
Series:SOAS musicology series.
Subjects:
Geishas.
Music > Instruction and study > Japan.
Music > Social aspects > Japan.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Repertoire and training
  • Geisha perfomances and how they are constructed
  • Geisha and traditional arts society
  • Entertainer vs. artist : patronage and the negotiation of identity
  • Understanding geisha and gei : eroticism through ambiguity.