The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c.1600-2019 - Cambridge Oceanic Histories - Holm, Fynn (Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen, Germany) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781009305556 - May 8, 2025
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Holm, Fynn (Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen, Germany)
The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c.1600-2019 - Cambridge Oceanic Histories

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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.

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Released May 8, 2025
ISBN13 9781009305556
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 234
Dimensions 229 × 151 × 16 mm   ·   342 g

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