Del i serien Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology

Weather Signs

Traditional Meteorological Knowledge in Japanese Small-Scale Fisheries

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

2 299 kr

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Drawing on ethnography, historical sources, and vernacular environmental knowledge, this book examines how fishermen and coastal communities in Japan read winds, clouds, seas, animals, and celestial signs to anticipate change and manage risk. Centred on the vernacular forecasting framework known as kantenbōki, the study traces the entanglement of sensory perception, language, ritual, and labor in everyday engagements with atmosphere. Moving between micro-scale practices and broader climatic regimes, the book shows how local weather knowledge persists, adapts, and intertwines with modern meteorology, revealing weather as a relational, cultural, and ecological field rather than a mere physical backdrop.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-10-15
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEnvironmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
Antal sidor364
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781807580445

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Giovanni Bulian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. His publications include Indigenous Weather Understanding in Japanese Fishing Communities (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science, Oxford University Press, 2020) and, with Yasushi Nakano (eds.), Small-scale Fisheries in Japan: Environmental and Socio-cultural Perspectives (Edizioni Ca’ Foscari, 2018).