Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies

Collana | Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
Miscellanea | Rethinking Nature in Japan
Capitolo | On the Road of the Winds

On the Road of the Winds

Folk Stories, Meteorological Knowledge and Nautical Enskilment in Japanese Seafaring Tradition

Abstract

Starting from a series of historical contexts concerning Japanese seafaring tradition, this paper proposes an anthropological analysis on the practices of sailing navigation, focusing on the recursive interaction of traditional meteorological knowledge, nautical material culture and navigational knowledge that are historically grounded in the contexts of practice.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 21 Febbraio 2017 | Accettato: 05 Aprile 2017 | Pubblicato 15 Dicembre 2017 | Lingua: en

Keywords Traditional Meteorological KnowledgeHistory of Sailing NavigationWindsJapanAnthropology of KnowledgeEnskilment


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