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The Gods Of The Sea

Whales And Coastal Communities In Northeast Japan, C.1600-2019

by Fynn (Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen, Germany) Holm
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, August of 2023 ‧
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Challenging common portrayals of Japan as a centuries-old whaling nation, Fynn Holm shows that many coastal communities in early modern Northeast Japan believed whales to be the incarnation of the god of the sea that brought fish to the shore, leading to violent anti-whaling protests that shocked the country.

The Gods Of The Sea

Whales And Coastal Communities In Northeast Japan, C.1600-2019

by Fynn (Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen, Germany) Holm

Property Description
ISBN: 9781009305518
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: August of 2023
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 234
Format: Book
Collection: Cambridge Oceanic Histories
Categories: Books in English > History > History of Asia
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781009305518