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A comparative ethnographic study of meat-eating culture in South Asian societies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K12609
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 04030:Cultural anthropology and folklore-related
Research InstitutionOtemon Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

Nakagawa Kanako  追手門学院大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (80782002)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords屠畜 / 肉食文化 / 近代化 / 公衆衛生 / カースト / 南アジア系社会 / 供犠儀礼 / 都市社会 / 南アジア / ネットワーク / 起業 / 不浄観 / ハラール / 移民コミュニティ / 文化人類学 / 肉食 / 食と宗教 / グローバル化 / ネパール / 比較民族誌 / 食肉市場 / 価値の再編
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research was a comparative ethnographic reconsideration of the value norms surrounding meat, which have traditionally been considered to be strongly determined by religion, ethnicity, and caste in South Asian societies, where inclusion in the global market is rapidly progressing. Based on this research, an research proposal for the Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research)was selected to conduct research at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford.
The first main results showed how organizations that have traditionally handled meat mainly for rituals, such as caste and religious communities, has changed as a result of marketization. The second main results indicated how traditional butchering practices has been reorganized in response to the standardization of meat and the public health control measures by the government.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的・社会的意義は第一に、これまで世界的にも民族誌が少ない南アジア系社会の屠畜従事者たちの生活世界を、詳細かつ比較民族誌的に解明した点である。第二に、これまで、経済文脈から切り離され社会政治的文脈のもとで描かれがちであった「カースト」「宗教」「民族」の研究視角に、食とそれを取り巻くネットワークがもたらす動態を捉える視角の接合が果たされた点である。第三に、グローバル化時代の南アジア系社会の文化的変動を、越境性に注目した独創的な視点から、時間軸・空間軸で厚みをもって正面から記述した点である。これにより、学術界に限らず実践面でも多くの視点を提供する意義を持つ。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] オックスフォード大学(英国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] オックスフォード大学(英国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] オックスフォード大学(英国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Improve the Work of Our Jati to Uplift the Community: The Reorganization of a Traditional Caste Based Practice2024

    • Author(s)
      Kanako Nakagawa
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Nepali History and Society

      Volume: in print

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Legitimizing "The Reason We Cut"2023

    • Author(s)
      中川加奈子
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Cultural Anthropology

      Volume: 88 Issue: 1 Pages: 056-075

    • DOI

      10.14890/jjcanth.88.1_056

    • ISSN
      1349-0648, 2424-0516
    • Year and Date
      2023-06-30
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] ネパールにおける公衆衛生の管理強化と「肉売りカースト」の戦術的適応―「白い肉」と「赤い肉」をめぐる文化政治を中心に―2020

    • Author(s)
      中川加奈子
    • Journal Title

      社会人類学年報

      Volume: 46 Pages: 65-92

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] フィールドワークにおける実感の越境性についての一考察:古川彰研究室のネパール「共同調査」を事例として2020

    • Author(s)
      中川加奈子、葛西映吏子、古川彰
    • Journal Title

      関西学院大学社会学部紀要

      Volume: 133 Pages: 45-59

    • NAID

      120006841544

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] shifts in the strategy of caste representation: Links between everyday life practices and identity politics2019

    • Author(s)
      Kanako Nakagawa
    • Journal Title

      conference proceedings 2016: the annual Kathmandu conference on Nepal and the Himalaya,

      Volume: conference proceedings 2016 Pages: 130-144

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] improve the work of our caste to uplift the community: A case study of meat processing company in Nepal2024

    • Author(s)
      Kanako Nakagawa
    • Organizer
      World Conference 2023, International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Science
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Transforming caste into networks for business opportunities: a case study from the meat sellers in Nepal2022

    • Author(s)
      Kanako Nakagawa
    • Organizer
      Himalayan Studies Conference in Toronto 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Modernization of the Meat Industry and Its Tactical Adaptation by the People of "Meat Seller Caste" in Nepal2020

    • Author(s)
      Kanako NAKAGAWA
    • Organizer
      The 12th INDAS-South Asia International Conference, "Understanding the Transitional Process from Agrarian to Industrialized Economy in South Asia: With a Focus on Employment and Labor Markets"
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] ネパールにおける「健康」「衛生」言説の生成と肉食文化の展開2019

    • Author(s)
      中川加奈子
    • Organizer
      第53回日本文化人類学会大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ネパールにおける食肉加工業近代化とコーポラティズム2019

    • Author(s)
      中川加奈子
    • Organizer
      2020年度INDAS国際シンポ事前報告会南アジア経済産業研究会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] the rearrangement of social relationships mediated by the marketization of buffalo meat: a case study from caste-ordained meat sellers in Nepal2019

    • Author(s)
      Kanako Nakagawa
    • Organizer
      IUAES inter congress 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 近代化と肉食タブー:ネパールにおける「肉売りカースト」の人びとの試み2019

    • Author(s)
      中川加奈子
    • Organizer
      第3回立命館大学嗜好品研究会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ネットワーク化するカースト:ネパールの肉売りカースト『カドギ』たちの起業とその展開2018

    • Author(s)
      中川加奈子
    • Organizer
      2018年度MINDAS合同研究会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 南アジアの新しい波2022

    • Author(s)
      三尾稔編
    • Total Pages
      322
    • Publisher
      昭和堂
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 現代ネパールを知るための60章2020

    • Author(s)
      日本ネパール協会
    • Total Pages
      396
    • Publisher
      明石書店
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] conference proceedings 2013, the annual kathmandu conference on nepal&the himalaya2018

    • Author(s)
      Kanako Nakagawa
    • Total Pages
      208
    • Publisher
      Himal Books
    • ISBN
      9789937597470
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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