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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
language: english
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, May of 2025 ‧
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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: 9781009305556
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: May of 2025
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 234
Format: Book
Collection: Cambridge Oceanic Histories
Categories: Books in English > History > History of Asia
EAN: 9781009305556

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