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1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Cultural and political Backgroud of Hindu Religious Endowment Acts in Southern India

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07610311
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 文化人類学(含民族学・民俗学)
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TANAKA Masakazu  Kyoto Univ.Inst.for Research in Humanities, Asso.Prof, 人文科学研究所, 助教授 (00188335)

Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
KeywordsSouthern India / Tamilnadu / Hindu temples / Colonialism / Indian Law Report / Chidambaram / Nataraja temple / Secularism
Research Abstract

The aim of this project is to understand the background and history of acts concerning Hindu temple controls in South India in both colonial and post-colonial periods. It mainly relies on two sources, one is The Indian Law Reports (Madras), and the other is records of lawsuits concerning the Nataraja Temple of Chidambaram.
The first volume of The Indian Law Reports (Madras) was published in 1876. This journal contains many cases of conflicts over local temples. However, nobody has done systematic investigations on them. This project focuses on the period from 1876 to 1929, a period characterised by so-called colonial policy of non-interference into religious affairs. There were 60 cases over temple issues during this period. They tell that, inspite of the non-interference policy, the temple matters were thoroughly investigated through a series of lawsuits. 11 cases out of 60 were concerned with the relevance of the law to the temple issues, but did not directly challenge the authority of the colonial government. This trend changed later in 1930's, when the govenment changed the policy, and the direct confrontation between the temple and the government became more common.
A case history of the lawsuits concerning the Nataraja temple basically confirms the above general trend. In the late 19th centuty, the main issue was a conflict between two factions of the temple trustee-priests. Then from 1933 onwards, the dispute between the government and the temple trustees (priests) became dominant. The tentative conclusion of the project is as follows : as each temple has a complex localised history, we canmnot give a general pictute of the temple disputes, but it is certainly true that every temple has to rely on the legal and judicial system. In this sense the religious affairs have become controlled by the secular system.

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

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All Publications (12 results)

  • [Publications] 田中 雅一: "女神と共同体の祝福に抗して-現代インドのサラィー(寡婦殉死)論争" 田中雅一編『暴力の文化人類学』京都大学学術出版会. 409-440 (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 田中 雅一: "二つのカースト・モデルと現地放棄-南インドのセンブンダ・ムダリカ-ルをめぐって" 前川和也編『スライタスと職業』ミネルヴァ書房. 181-215 (1997)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 田中 雅一: "南インド・ヒンドゥー寺院をめぐる起訴(1881-1929)" 『宗教研究』. 307. 39-40 (1996)

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  • [Publications] 田中 雅一: "庶民信仰における自己肯定・自己否定・他者否定" 楠正弘編『宗教現象の地平』岩田書院. 261-300 (1995)

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  • [Publications] 田中 雅一: "南アジアにおける宗教ナショナリズム" 慶應義塾大学地域研究センター編『民族・宗教・国家』慶應通信. 67-103 (1995)

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  • [Publications] 田中 雅一 (編者): "『暴力の文化人類学』" 京都大学学術出版会, 479 (1998)

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  • [Publications] Tanaka, Masakazu: "Against the Blessings of Goddess and Community In M.Tanaka (ed) Anthropology of Violence" Kyoto University Academic Press. 409-440 (1998)

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  • [Publications] Tanaka, Masakazu: "Two Caste Models and Renunciation In K.Maekawa (ed) Status and Occupation Tanaka, Masakazu Lawsuits over Hindu Temples in Southern India (1881-1929)" Minerva. 181-215 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Tanaka, Masakazu: "Lawsuits over Hindu Temples in Southern India (1881-1929)" Religious Studies. vol.307. 39-40 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Tanaka, Masakazu: "Self-Affirmation, Self-Denial and the Denial of the Other in Popular Religion In M.Kusunoki (ed) A Horizon of Religious Phenomena" Iwata Syoin. 261-300 (1995)

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  • [Publications] Tanaka, Masakazu: "Religious Nationalism in South Asia. In Keio Area Studies Center (ed) Ethnisity, Religion and State" Keio Tsushin. 67-103 (1995)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Tanaka, Masakazu (ed): Anthropology of Violence. Kyoto University Academic Press, 479 (1998)

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