AEMS News and Reviews: Summer 2011 (Issue: #41)

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Description

Title

AEMS News and Reviews: Summer 2011 (Issue: #41)

Author(s)

AEMS Editorial Board

Contributor(s)

• Blumenfield, Tami
• Taylor, Kevin

Issue Date

2011-06-01

Keyword(s)

AEMS News and Reviews

Date of Ingest

2025-07-30T14:00:30-05:00

Geographic Coverage

• China
• Japan

Abstract

This issue of AEMS News and Reviews explores gender, tradition, and spirituality in contemporary East Asia through two distinctive documentaries. "The Fall of Womenland" offers an intimate, visually rich portrait of the Moso people in Yunnan, China, a society known for its matrilineal traditions. Directed by Xiaodan He, herself of Naxi heritage, the film critiques romanticized portrayals of Moso culture while highlighting the pressures of modernity and cultural preservation. In contrast, "Shugendō Now" immerses viewers in the world of Japanese spiritual asceticism. Filmmakers Jean-Marc Abela and Mark McGuire accompany urban pilgrims ascending Mt. Ōmine under the guidance of Tanaka Riten, shedding light on the evolving practice of Shugendō and its balance between ancient ritual and modern spiritual search. Together, these films interrogate the continuity and adaptation of traditional lifeways in an era of rapid change.

Publisher

Asian Educational Media Service

Series/Report Name or Number

Issue: #41

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

newsletter

Language

eng

Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies

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