Sea Deity Beliefs of the Kuroshio Oceanic Cultural Sphere: Maritime Traditions and Cultural Interaction Among Jeju Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, and the Ryukyu Islands
This study analyzes sea the deity myths of Jeju Island (Korea), the Zhoushan Archipelago (China), and the Ryukyu Islands and Kyushu Region (Japan). The folk culture permeating this region is a common creation produced by long-term interactions among the islands via the Kuroshio Current, starting wit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Island Studies Journal
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Island Studies Journal |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.55 |