The paantu is considered a protective deity by the people in a small Japanese town. But throngs of tourists that come each year tend to see it as a monster. What happens when a town has to think about how to protect its guardian deity? Kate Schramm, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, and a co-curator of the exhibit MONSTERS! explores “Of Gods, Men…and Tourists” in the free public lecture.
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