Nature, Ritual and Society in Japan's Ryukyu Islands

ISBN: 9780415355636

出版社: Routledge

出版年: 2006-4

页数: 280

定价: $ 189.84

装帧: HRD

内容简介

Despite their small area, the southern islands of Japan can be seen as stepping stones towards a more nuanced view of cultural osmosis between Japan and the outside world. This book presents an ethnographic portrayal of the people of the Southern Ryukyu Islands and their world. In particular it explores the mind of the islanders, their relationship with the natural world, their social relationships, and the rituals which represent and give expression to these relationships. Based on extensive original research, including participant observation, the book allows the authentic voices of the Ryukyu Island worlds to speak for themselves, as well as setting the work in the wider context of anthropology, Japanese Studies and Pacific Island studies.