1997 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Fundamental Research on Cultural Continuity and Change of Minority Peoples in Xinjiang, China and Kazakhstan
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07045008
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | University-to-University Cooperative Research |
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| Research Field |
文化人類学(含民族学・民俗学)
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
MARUYAMA Koichi Kyushu Univ., Education, Professor, 教育学部, 教授 (80037035)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
丁 米楊 新疆師範大学, 教育系, 講師
地木 拉提 新疆師範大学, 文化人類学研究所, 教授(所長)
NISHIHARA Akifumi Kyushu Univ., Education, Res Assistant, 教育学部, 非常勤研究員 (60274411)
RAHMAT Demiyan Xinjiang Normal U., Education, Lecturer
OMAR Dilmrat Xinjiang Normal U., Education, Professor
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| Project Period (FY) |
1995 – 1997
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| Keywords | Xinjiang / Kazakhstan / Minority people / Ethnic Education / Shamanism / Uygur People / Kazakh People / Cultural Contact |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this research if to know the cultural continuity and change of Kazakh people on the basis of field work. The focs of the research was placed on Kazakhstan that is trying to compromize nationalism and ethnicity after the independence from former Soviet Union. What we found from the research are :
(1) From the historical study we found that the people of Kazakhstan suffered a lot from the Russian rule.
(2) The Kazakh government is trying to do education for nationalism, while there are several ethnic groups including Russian, German and Uygur.
(3) At the 150th birthdays of their heroes (Abai and Jamble) were celebrated by government. This seems to contribute to the national integration.
(4) While Russian is still being used as "the common language, "Kazakh language is the national language now. But there are communication gaps between different generations.
(5) Folk belief including shamanism has being re-emerging after the severe suppression during the Russian rule.
(6) The Kazakh universities and Ministry of Education want to have close academic interrelationship with Japanese universities.
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