Weather Signs: Traditional Meteorological Knowledge in Japanese Small-Scale Fisheries

Bulian, Giovanni

ISBN 10 : 180758044X ISBN 13 : 9781807580445

Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2026

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berghahn Books
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 180758044X
• ISBN 13: 9781807580445
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 364
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• Personne responsable: non disponible