Puppets of Nostalgia: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of the Japanese Awaji Ningyo Tradition

Puppets of Nostalgia is the first major work in any Western language to examine the ritual origins and religious dimensions of puppetry in Japan. In a lucid and engaging style accessible to the general reader, Jane Marie Law describes the life, death, and rebirth of awaji ningyo shibai, the unique form of puppet theater of Awaji Island that has e