Guardian of the Sea : : Jizo in Hawaii / / John R. K. Clark.
Jizo, one of the most beloved Buddhist deities in Japan, is known primarily as the guardian of children and travelers. In coastal areas, fishermen and swimmers also look to him for protection. Soon after their arrival in the late 1800s, issei (first-generation Japanese) shoreline fishermen began cas...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2007] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 p.) :; 60 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Prologue
- Chapter One. Casting for Ulua
- Chapter Two. Stores, Clubs, and Tournaments
- Chapter Three. Jizo the Protector
- Chapter Four. Jizo on the North Shore
- Chapter Five. Warning Signs
- Chapter Six. Jizo on the South Shore
- Chapter Seven. Pilgrimages
- Chapter Eight. Drownings in Hawai'i
- Epilogue
- Timeline of Events
- References
- Index