| Project/Area Number |
21820012
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Historical studies in general
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
ISHIKAWA Hiroki Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 助教 (40552378)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,665,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,050,000、Indirect Cost: ¥615,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,261,000 (Direct Cost: ¥970,000、Indirect Cost: ¥291,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,404,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,080,000、Indirect Cost: ¥324,000)
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| Keywords | アフリカ / ヨーロッパ / 人種論 / ハム仮説 / 歴史 |
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| Research Abstract |
In the 19th century, Europeans created a racial theory on Sub-Saharan Africa called "Hamitic Hypothesis". According to it, "Hamites, who were Caucasian and superior to Negroid" conquered the Great Lakes Region in Africa and formed several kingdoms. J. H. Speke (English explorer) is believed to have created this hypothesis. This study reveals the reason why he connected the formations of the kingdoms of the Great Lakes Region in Africa with the Oromo of Ethiopia. This study also reveals the influence of the English racial theories during the first half of the 19th century on the Speke's hypothesis about the foundation of the kingdoms of the Great Lakes Region.
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