1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Comparative Study of Southern Korea and Okinawa-Comparison of chonra-nando , Cheju and Okinawa
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08041082
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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 | Field 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 | Okinawa International University |
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Principal Investigator |
NAMIHARA Isao Okinawa International University , Faculty of Literature , professor ., 文学部, 教授 (80088757)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OGAWA Mamoru Okinawa International University, Faculty Business and Economics, Associate Professor, 商経学部, 助教授 (30248653)
OGUMA Makoto Okinawa International University, Faculty of Literature, professor, 文学部, 教授 (90185562)
HESIKI Yosiharu Okinawa International University, University President, 学長 (70088756)
DREISTADT Douglas Okinawa International University, Faculty of Literature, Associate Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (90188467)
OH Sokupiru Okinawa International University, Faculty Business and Economics, Associate Professor, 商経学部, 助教授 (30279418)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1999
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| Keywords | social organization / ancestor rituals / kinship organization / shamanism / tug of war / folktales / horticulture / regional development |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this joint research project by Korean and Okinawa scholars was to compare and identify common socio-cultural features and differences between Southern Korea and Okinawa .
The participants to the project were composed of specialists in social organization , ancestor rituals , kinship organization . Shamanism , tug of war , and folktales , horticulture , and regional development and environment problems .
The survey was conducted from 1996 to 1998 by individual and group bases . The survey spots were mainly such villages as Chisoku-do , Kwanju City , Naup-ri , Chuju Ialand , and Tsukazan and Aguni in Okinawa .
The finding were various and more then we had expected . The researchers found common features and regional variations of Asian culture and institutions in their own fields . For semitropical locations , both Okinawa and Cheju Islands have followed same directions in economic phase and shared environment problems . Our next step will be to pursue further the actual conditions of regional culture in Korea and Okinawa and to investigate the socio-historical backgrounds which produced variations in each society .
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