Biwa hōshi
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biwa-h-shi-171-17389056
title:
Biwa hōshi
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Biwa hōshi (琵琶法師), also known as "lute priests", were travelling performers in the era of Japanese history preceding the Meiji period. They earned their income by reciting vocal literature to the accompaniment of biwa music. Biwa hōshi were mostly blind, and adopted the shaved heads and robes common to Buddhist monks. The occupation likely had its origin in China and India, where blind Buddhist lay-priest performers were once common. The musical style of the biwa hōshi is referred to as heikyoku
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Traveling performers in medieval Japan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biwa_h%C5%8Dshi
date created:
2004-05-02T18:33:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T14:43:11Z
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