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Anthropological Studies on the Relation between Witchcraft and Development

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16H06875
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Area studies
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Ryota YAMAGUCHI  京都大学, アフリカ地域研究資料センター, 特任研究員 (80783422)

Project Period (FY) 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords妖術 / 開発 / 熱帯林 / アフリカ / 人類学 / 開発実践 / 地域研究 / アフリカ地域研究 / 文化人類学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to suggest the importance of focusing on witchcraft discourses for carrying out the development project in African tropical forest regions. This point of view has the potential to approach emotions and reality of actors, which tends to fall out of development theory based on conventional quantitative data.
Field survey was conducted in the southeastern border area of Cameroon Republic and Equator Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The author revealed current socio-economic situations of these areas and discussed the possibility of development project go along with the inhabitants.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2018 2017 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 森に暮らす農耕民ボンガンド2018

    • Author(s)
      山口亮太
    • Journal Title

      特定非営利活動法人アフリック・アフリカ、 エッセイシリーズ「森と河をつなぐ―コンゴにおける水上輸送プロジェクトの挑戦」

      Volume: ー

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 村の中の商人の憂鬱2017

    • Author(s)
      山口亮太
    • Journal Title

      特定非営利活動法人アフリック・アフリカ「アフリカ便り」

      Volume: ー

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 誰が電気を止めたのか――カメルーン東南部国境地域における妖術をめぐって2017

    • Author(s)
      山口亮太
    • Journal Title

      シノドス

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] コンゴ民主共和国の農耕民ボンガンドの食料獲得2017

    • Author(s)
      山口亮太
    • Organizer
      日本アフリカ学会第54 回学 術大会、信州大学、長野.5 月20 日-21 日
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] アフリカ地域研究資料センター個人ページ

    • URL

      http://jambo.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/member/yamaguchi.html

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2016-09-02   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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