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Devil Dances of Tibet

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Devil Dances of Tibet ; The so-called Devil Dances, in which the Devil in many forms is frequently portrayed, are in fact cognate to the Western Morality Plays, and are equally ways of teaching a populace of low education the basic principles of morality and some of the principles of Bsm. The costumes and masks are traditional, and like the Nō examples in Japan of high craftsmanship.


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