What's at Stake in Designating Japan's Sacred Mountains as UNESCO World Heritage Sites?: Shugendo Practices in the Kii Peninsula
In this article I assess the social and environmental impact of UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization) World Heritage designation on a sacred mountain, Mount Ōmine in Japan's Kii Peninsula (Mie, Wakayama, and Nara prefectures), paying special attention to a communit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2013]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 323-354 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Religious Studies B Folk culture B Heritage Tourism B Pilgrimages B Priests B cultural preservation B Japanese culture B World Heritage areas B national parks |
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