An anthropological study of the translating activities of Berber religious scholars in Northwestern Africa
Project/Area Number |
25370943
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Cultural anthropology
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Research Institution | Kobe University |
Principal Investigator |
Saito Tsuyoshi 神戸大学, 国際文化学研究科, 准教授 (90508912)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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Keywords | 文化人類学 / イスラーム / 北西アフリカ圏域 / ベルベル / 人類学 / 中東 / 宗教知識 / 民衆文化 / アマズィグ運動 / 民衆 / 個 / 知識 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study elucidates the local production of the Islamic knowledge of Berber religious scholars. It focuses especially on the activities of translating Arabic religious texts into the Berber language. The Berbers, whose homelands are scattered in North and West Africa, are people who progressively converted to Islam after its arrival in the seventh century. In the Islamic medieval centuries, they founded Islamic dynasties such as al-Murabit, al-Muwahhid, and others that served to Islamize North Africa and beyond. In parallel with such political activities, Berber religious scholars not only embarked on translating various Arabic religious texts into the Berber language, but also produced religious poetry in Berber in order to localize Islamic knowledge among ordinary people. This study focuses especially on the production of religious texts from the pre-colonial era to the contemporary period.
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Research Products
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