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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Auteur principal: McGuire, Mark Patrick (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Nanzan Institute [2013]
Dans: Japanese journal of religious studies
Année: 2013, Volume: 40, Numéro: 2, Pages: 323-354
Sujets non-standardisés:B Traditions
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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