The Japanese Culture of Mourning Whales

Addresses the controversial practice of Japanese whaling

Highlights the cultural and historical value of Japan's whaling culture and memorial rites for whales

Assesses the relevance of this culture to nature conservation and management of sustainable use of natural resources

Addresses the controversial practice of Japanese whaling Highlights the cultural and historical value of Japan's whaling culture and memorial rites for whales Assesses the relevance of this culture to nature conservation and management of sustainable use of natural resources

Autorentext
Mayumi Itoh is former Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, US. She has also taught at Princeton University and Queens College, City University of New York and has written numerous books, including Globalization of Japan (1998), The Hatoyama Dynasty (2003), Japanese Wartime Zoo Policy (2010), and The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy (2011).

Inhalt
Introduction.- Historical Background.- Whaling Culture and Whale Graves in the Hokkaid and Thoku Regions.- Whale Shrines and Temples in the Kant Region.- Whale Graves and Monuments in the Chbu and Hokuriku Regions.- Sacred Mountains of Buddhism and Shintoism and Whaling Culture in the Kansai-Kinki Region.- Pure Land Buddhism and Whaling Culture in the Chgoku Region.- Pilgrimage of Eighty-Eight Temples and Whale Graves in the Shikoku Region.- Buddhism, Catholicism, Shintoism, and Whaling Culture in the Kysh Region.- Conclusion.