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| Prayers for the Whales: Spirituality and Ethics of a Former Whaling Community— Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainability | ||
| 作者 | Kato, Kumi (著) |
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| 出處題名 | International Journal of Cultural Property |
| 卷期 | v.14 n.3 Special Issue |
| 出版日期 | 2007.08 |
| 頁次 | 283 - 313 |
| 出版者 | Cambridge University Press |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.journals.cambridge.org |
| 出版地 | New York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | 1. Special Issue: Hunting as Heritage 2. Author Affiliation: The University of Queensland, Australia |
| 摘要 | Kayoiura, located at the most easterly point of Omijima Island, Nagato City, Japan, is a small fishing village where community-based coastal whaling took place from late 1600 to early 1900. Today, more than 100 years since the end of whaling, the community maintains a number of cultural properties, both tangible and intangible, dedicated to the spirits of whales, including prayers for the whales given daily by two elderly Buddhist nuns. This article suggests that these cultural properties convey the former whaling community's ethics and spirituality with a strong sense of reciprocity that acknowledges the undeniable human dependency on other lives. It is argued that such spirituality has an important implication for our understanding of sustainability. Whaling is no doubt one of the most contentious issues in today's environmental debates, where divisive arguments collide over a wide range of issues. Although any study on whaling would play a role in the debate, this article's intention is elsewhere: to acknowledge the importance of ethics and spirituality as intangible cultural heritage and their role in sustainability debate.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I would like to acknowledge the generous support provided by Mr. Fujii, director of the Nagato Whale Museum in organizing the fieldwork in Nagato. His passion, willingness, and commitment to the local community provided immense support for this study. I am grateful for the people at Kayoi who accommodated me and shared their knowledge, experiences, and many stories. I am particularly indebted to obii-sama, the Hosen-an nuns, for allowing me to hear the stories of their lives as well as record the sound around Hosen-an, including their prayers. I wish for the safety and prosperity of the people who live with and care for the natural environment and the spirits of all beings. |
| 目次 | Abstract 283 INTRODUCTION 284 CULTURAL PROPERTIES OF KAYOI 284 SPIRITUALITY AND RECIPROCITY AS IMPORTANT INTANGIBLE HERITAGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY 287 Reciprocity in Japanese Cultural Context 289 JAPAN AND WHALING 289 Whales 289 Whaling and Controversy 290 Premodern Whaling in Choshu-Kitaura 292 Handheld Harpoon Method (Tsukitori) 293 Net-harpoon whaling (circa 1675) 293 Transition to modern whaling (1899) 294 WHALING-RELATED CULTURAL PROPERTIES 294 PROPERTIES AT THE KOGAN-JI TEMPLE 294 Kakocho (Funeral Register Book) for Whales 296 Whale Tombs and Mortuary Tablets 298 DECLINE OF WHALING AND A JIZO STATUE 299 Nuns’ Prayers and Annual Memorial Service: Obii-sama—Nuns at Hosen-an 301 INTANGIBLE HERITAGE VALUES: GRATEFULNESS, SYMPATHY, GUILT, AND PRAYERS AS INTANGIBLE HERITAGE FUNDAMENTAL TO SUSTAINABILITY 303 POSTSCRIPT 304 Memorial for Right Whales 304 ENDNOTES 305 BIBLIOGRAPHY 309 |
| ISSN | 09407391 (P); 14657317 (E) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0940739107070191 |
| 點閱次數 | 114 |
| 建檔日期 | 2024.07.12 |
| 更新日期 | 2024.07.12 |
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