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Reconsidering Cultured Intercouse through "Silk Road"

Research Project

Project/Area Number 03041106
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Survey.

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

KARASHIMA Noboru  University of Tokyo, 文学部, 教授 (10014466)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SUGIMURA To  National Museum of Ethorology., 教授 (00110081)
加藤 九祥  創価大学, 教授 (40070718)
SHANMUGAN P.  University of Madras, 文学部, 助教授
RAMAN K. V.  University of Madras, 文学部, 教授
RAMESH K. V.  Archaelolgy Survey of India, 教授
SUBBARAYARU Y.  Tamil University, 文学部, 教授
OGURA Yasushi  University of Tokyo, 東洋文化研究所, 助手 (80214104)
SAKURAI Yumio  University of Tokyo, 文学部, 助教授 (80115849)
ISHIZAWA Yoshiaki  Jochi University (Sant Sophia University), アジア文化研究所, 教授 (10124851)
KATO Kyuso  University of Soka
Project Period (FY) 1991
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1991)
KeywordsSagdian Culture / Helenistic / Indianization / OC-Eo / Indian Culture in Southeast Asia
Research Abstract

This research project airs to re-examine the cultural exchange between western and eastern world before the 10th century AD. The research member were grouped into two fields. The first group did research in the Central Asia area in the USSR to examine the relation between the local culture and western culture in the pre and early historical period through the investigations of some archaeological remains and objects. The second group did research in some archaeological sites in Southern Vietnam and Southern Laos to discuss the historical process of early Indianization in Southeast Asia with corporation of Indian, Vietnamese and Lao scholaras. This was the first opportunity for Indian Archaeologists to do research in Vietnam and Laos.
The first Group did research many archaeological sites and museums to examine Sogdian cultural vestiges. they concluded that the Sogdian culture flourished on the base of the Central Asian local culture and was also influenced under the great Helenistic civ … More ilization.
The Second group under the leadership of Prof. Karashima visited some archaeological remains and examined hitherto unknown inscriptions written in Sanscrit belonging to so-called 0c Eo culture.
Their preliminary observations are as follows ;
(1) So-called Indianized period in Southeast Asia before the 8 th century should be divided into three stages. Before the 5th century, Between the 5th and 8th century and after the 9th century.
(2) Before the 5th century, Indianization in Southeast Asia was non systemized or "Indic". After the 5th century, it had flourished quite systematically and rapidly which should be concerned the political development in South Indian States.
(3) The Indianization in Southeast Asia was not from a certain area and dynasty in India but from plural areas and dynasties and localized in Southeast Asia.
(4) After the 6-7th century, Indian civilization in Southeast Asia developed in their local cultural base, especially in designs of Hindu Gods sculptures and Inscription languages. Less

Report

(1 results)
  • 1991 Final Research Report Summary

Research Products

(5 results)

All Other

All Publications (5 results)

  • [Publications] 辛島 昇: "メコンの流れとインド文化" 読売新聞1992.2.24(夕)〜2.28. 5 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.V.Ramesh: "Three Weeks in the Mekong Delta" Journal of the Epigraphical Society of clndia. 18. 122-129 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 加藤 九祥: "アシュハバ-ドからアルマ・アタへの旅" 加藤九祥, 74 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Noboru Karashima: "The Mekong River and Indian Culture" Yomiuri Shinbun. 2.24-2.28. 5 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K. V. Ramesh: "three Weeks in the Mekong Delta." Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India. 18. 122-129 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary

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