Gods of the Sea

Auteur: Holm, Fynn (Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen, Germany)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
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.
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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.
ISBN / EAN 9781009305518
Auteur Holm, Fynn (Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen, Germany)
Editeur Cambridge University Press