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Okinoshima, World Heritage, and the Exclusion of Women in Modern Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16F16768
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section外国
Research Field Religious studies
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

VANGOETHEM ELLEN  九州大学, 人文科学研究院, 准教授 (20513196)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) DEWITT LINDSEY  九州大学, 人文科学研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2016-10-07 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
KeywordsReligion / Buddhism / Cultural Heritage / Gender / Area Studies / Cultural Anthropology / Heritage Studies
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Dr. DeWitt's project focused on the transformation of Okinoshima and Munakata Shrine (actually a group of three shrines located in northern Kyushu) into a World Heritage site. In particular, this was an investigation into the use of ancient histories and practices in contemporary contexts, especially as related to women’s exclusion. The investigation was grounded in time and place through detailed historical and ethnographic analysis.
The grant was used primarily to conduct fieldwork, acquire materials and equipment, attend exhibitions, and present research at domestic and international venues.
Dr. DeWitt presented this research at a range of venues in Japan, in both Japanese and English, and published in international journals and edited volumes.
The results of these efforts will help preserve the important histories of the shrines while also shedding new light on the murky historicity of women’s exclusion and the ways it is deployed and challenged in the context of cultural and religious heritage.

Research Progress Status

29年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

29年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Report

(2 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 6 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Oslo(Norway)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Report on the 2017 Inscription of ‘Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region’ as a UNESCO World Heritage Site2018

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Asian Humanities at Kyushu University

      Volume: 3 Pages: 135-138

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Shugendo in Kyushu: Review of Mountain Mandalas by Alan Grapard2018

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

      Volume: 42/2 Pages: 309-316

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Okinoshima, Japan’s Newly Minted UNESCO World Heritage Site2017

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Journal Title

      #AsiaNow (blog of the Association for Asian Studies)

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] “Island of Many Names, Island of No Name: Taboo and the Mysteries of Okinoshima,”2017

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Journal Title

      Sea Religion in Japan, ed. Fabio Rambelli

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] “Various Issues Concerning Food Offerings to the Gods (Shinsen 神饌)―Focusing on Marine Products and Vegetarian Shinsen"2017

    • Author(s)
      Sato Masato, Lindsey E. DeWitt (trans.)
    • Journal Title

      Sea Religion in Japan, ed. Fabio Rambelli

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本における世界遺産とジェンダーについて2018

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Organizer
      3rd Nanzan Seminar for the Study of Religion and Culture
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Recrafting the Past: The Modern Miare Festival of Munakata Grand Shrine2017

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Organizer
      Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
    • Place of Presentation
      Toronto (Canada)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 大峰山と沖ノ島での世界遺産と女人禁制について2017

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Organizer
      第64回コルモス研究会 (CORMOS)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Material Culture of Okinoshima and the Munakata Shrine and Its Relationship to East Asia, 4th to 9th century2017

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Organizer
      Kyushu University
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Okinoshima and Munakata Shrine: A Story of ‘Outstanding Universal Value’2017

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Organizer
      Kyushu University Interdisciplinary Colloquium
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Explaining Edict 98: Opening the Mountains to Women2016

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Organizer
      5th IMAP in Japanese Humanities Symposium on Premodern Japanese Culture: Workshop "The Creation of a National Culture in Japan’s Modern Period: Architecture, Art, and Place"
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学(福岡県福岡市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Okinoshima, Oshima, and Munakata Shrine2016

    • Author(s)
      Lindsey E. DeWitt
    • Organizer
      4th IMAP in Japanese Humanities Symposium on Premodern Japanese Culture "Religion and Imagination in Japanese Contexts"
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学(福岡県福岡市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-07
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] “Island of Many Names, Island of No Name: Taboo and the Mysteries of Okinoshima” in The Sea and the Sacred in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Fabio Rambelli (ed.), Lindsey E. DeWitt, et al.
    • Total Pages
      320
    • Publisher
      Bloomsbury Academic
    • ISBN
      9781350062863
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] “Various Issues Concerning Food Offerings to the Gods (Shinsen 神饌)―Focusing on Marine Products and Vegetarian Shinsen, by Sato Masato” (translation from Japanese), in The Sea and the Sacred in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Fabio Rambelli (ed.), Lindsey E. DeWitt (trans.), et al.
    • Total Pages
      320
    • Publisher
      Bloomsbury Academic
    • ISBN
      9781350062863
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2016-10-11   Modified: 2024-03-26  

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