| Title | Western Churches in Nagasaki and Amakusa as Sites of Memory |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Joanes Rocha(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0388.08 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0388/chapters/10.11647/obp.0388.08 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Joanes Rocha |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2024-04-10 |
| Long abstract | Joanes Rocha explores the concept of the ‘site of memory’, with a comparative case study of the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Amakusa, and their nomination for the World Heritage List. Although the study focuses on Catholic churches, it also considers local communities, their private sites and their significant contribution to the preservation of local history and religious practices and traditions. A comparative analysis allows different social, cultural and religious expressions of an intangible nature to be distinguished as a mechanism to strengthen local identity and to develop sustainable tourism in these historic and religious sites with their specific memorial aspects. |
| Page range | pp. 145–160 |
| Print length | 15 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Joanes Rocha is an architectural historian and graduate research student at the University of Tokyo, Japan. Simultaneously, he holds the position of assistant professor of theory and history of architecture and is a visiting scholar at the Academia Sinica, Taipei. His research is centred on the Portuguese presence in East Asia from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, with a primary focus on preserving and safeguarding this historical heritage.