Anthropology of Knowledge about Folk Remedies for Snake Venom in Northeastern Thailand
| Project/Area Number |
20720239
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology/Folklore
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| Research Institution | Fukui Prefectural University |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUMURA Fumihiko Fukui Prefectural University, 学術教養センター, 准教授 (40363882)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Keywords | 文化人類学 / タイ王国 / 医療人類学 / 知識人類学 / 伝統医療 |
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| Research Abstract |
The research aims to examine the practice and knowledge of traditional healers who mainly cure venomous snakebites in rural areas of northeastern Thailand. The traditional healers, called mo pao, treat wounds of venomous snakes, spiders, centipedes, or so by blowing holy water and magical spells. It aims to examine the mixture of magic and medicine in modern rural villages and to investigate the folk medicine to cure the snakebite which modern medicine treats quite well and to clarify the construction of the everyday logic of "understanding". The ethnological study is based on several short-time fieldworks in Khon Kaen province of northeastern Thailand between 2008-2010.
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