The Ainu of Tsugaru : the indigenous history and shamanism of northern Japan

• Main Author: Tanaka, Sakurako Sherry
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The University of British Columbia 2000
• Subjects: Bering Strait; Will Point
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0076926; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0076926

This is the first doctoral level Ainu study outside Japan from an indigenous perspective, and the first academic Ainu study ever from a female perspective. This study examines the indigenous history and shamanism of northern Japan, Hokkaido andTsugaru, in the context of the Ainu culture complex. Tsu...