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Meiji at 150

Dr. Andrew Bernstein (Lewis & Clark College) Bernstein, Andrew; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Bernstein charts both the modernization of death practices and the nationalization of Mt. Fuji from the Meiji Period to today. After discussing the invention of Shinto funerals, the Meiji government’s short-lived ban on cremation, and the impact of street traffic on funeral processions, we turn to the emergence of Fuji as a national symbol and then to the development of military training grounds at its base. Dr. Bernstein also briefly describes an interdisciplinary Mt. Fuji study program that he led in 2014 and 2017.

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Title
Dr. Andrew Bernstein (Lewis & Clark College)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 54
Creator
Bernstein, Andrew; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2018-08-24
Description
In this episode, Dr. Bernstein charts both the modernization of death practices and the nationalization of Mt. Fuji from the Meiji Period to today. After discussing the invention of Shinto funerals, the Meiji government’s short-lived ban on cremation, and the impact of street traffic on funeral processions, we turn to the emergence of Fuji as a national symbol and then to the development of military training grounds at its base. Dr. Bernstein also briefly describes an interdisciplinary Mt. Fuji study program that he led in 2014 and 2017.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; Shinto; death practices; Mt. Fuji; national identity
Geographic Location
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415947
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81940
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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