Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies

Collana | Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
Miscellanea | Small-scale Fisheries in Japan
Capitolo | Leadership, Ritual Power and Festival Management in a Japanese Fishing Community

Leadership, Ritual Power and Festival Management in a Japanese Fishing Community

Abstract

The article provides an anthropological overview of the critical processes of empowermentand disempowerment of ritual leaders in a small Japanese fishing community. The main topicof the paper is a winter festival that takes place during the New Year’s Eve in Kamishima island (IseBay), whose management and celebration represent an important catalyst for local leadership,which is related to the transformation of the local institutions and to the power relations amongthe various local leaders.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 15 Novembre 2017 | Accettato: 30 Dicembre 2017 | Pubblicato 26 Marzo 2018 | Lingua: en

Keywords Fishing communityFestival managementJapanAnthropology of powerLeadershipFolk religionRitual power


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