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Spirit possession as an indigenous religion in Japan and Okinawaarticle 1984 • Sasaki, Kokan & Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan
Okinawans • Asia > East Asia
In this study of spirit possession in Japan and Okinawa, the author Sasaki examines different cases of spirit possession and the state of psychological distress called KAMIDARI that precedes t...Historical development of territorial rights and fishery regulations in Okinawan inshore watersarticle 1984 • Akimichi, Tomoya et al.
Okinawans • Asia > East Asia
This is an historical study of small-scale fisheries in Okinawa's rich and diverse inshore environment. The warm northward flowing Kuroshio Current supports an extensive system of coral reefs ...