03457nam 22005895 450 991030061070332120200629124318.0981-10-6671-X10.1007/978-981-10-6671-9(CKB)4100000001381862(DE-He213)978-981-10-6671-9(MiAaPQ)EBC5183800(EXLCZ)99410000000138186220171205d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Japanese Culture of Mourning Whales Whale Graves and Memorial Monuments in Japan /by Mayumi Itoh1st ed. 2018.Singapore :Springer Singapore :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2018.1 online resource (XXI, 267 p. 13 illus. in color.) 981-10-6670-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.This book provides an in-depth study of Japanese whaling culture, emphasizing how the Japanese have considered whales and whaling in relation to their understanding of nature and religion. It examines why and how the Japanese have mourned the deaths of whales, treating them as if they were human beings, and assesses the relevance of this culture to nature conservation and management of sustainable use of natural resources. It also sheds new light on Japanese whaling, one of the most controversial issues in the contemporary world, by highlighting the hitherto unknown aspects of Japanese beliefs about whales and whaling, which constitute an integral part of their core concept of how they should coexist with nature. Through cross-examining previous studies of Japanese whaling, as well as analyzing new documents and conducting field research on location, this book presents a comprehensive survey of Japanese whaling culture and memorial rites for whales and offers viable insights on how the Japanese whaling culture can be applied to solving current global issues, including nature conservation, management of sustainable use of natural resources, and protection of wildlife and its habitats.EthnologyEthnology—AsiaJapan—HistoryAsia—Politics and governmentEnvironmental sociologySocial Anthropologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X12030Asian Culturehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411040History of Japanhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/715020Asian Politicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911110Environmental Sociologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X22160Ethnology.Ethnology—Asia.Japan—History.Asia—Politics and government.Environmental sociology.Social Anthropology.Asian Culture.History of Japan.Asian Politics.Environmental Sociology.306Itoh Mayumiauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut708886BOOK9910300610703321The Japanese Culture of Mourning Whales2241617UNINA