2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on "Manumission Papers" in the Early 20th Century Persian Gulf
Project/Area Number |
16K16896
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Historical studies in general
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Research Institution | National Museum of Ethnology (2018-2019) Nagasaki University (2016-2017) |
Principal Investigator |
Suzuki Hideaki 国立民族学博物館, グローバル現象研究部, 助教 (80626317)
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Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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Keywords | ペルシア湾 / インド洋 / 奴隷制 / 奴隷制廃止 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study established analytical method applied on manumission certificates which were recorded by British consulates and its native agents around the Persian Gulf in the early 20th century. Following the above mentioned method, it analyzed the local slavery and behavioral pattern of slaves. The principal investigator collected more than 3000 certificates kept in various archives in UK and India, and established the method applying structural analysis of folk tales. With that method, it enables researchers to make comprehensive analysis including not only sex and birth place of slaves but also marriage history and history of reselling.
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Free Research Field |
歴史学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
奴隷廃止は世界的共通体験であり、こんにちの私たちを取り巻く状況もその延長線上にある。そのなかで、ペルシア湾の事例は極めて稀有であるといえる。すなわち、世界各地が奴隷廃止に動くなか、この地域は例外的に奴隷制に対する厳しい廃止政策がとられてこなかった。この地域の奴隷制の実態を奴隷自身に着目して解明するその方法論的基礎を本研究では築いた。これは奴隷研究のみならず、自ら記録を残さなかった人々の「生」へとアプローチする手法としても応用可能であると考える。
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