A New Approach to China local cultural study focusing on local drama and religious ritual in Jiangsu Southeast Area

2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 18520262
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Literatures/Literary theories in other countries and areas
• Research Institution: Kanazawa University
• Principal Investigator: UEDA Nozomu Kanazawa University, Faculty of Letters, Associate Professor (90293331)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2007
• Keywords: Chinese Regional Drama / Rugao City / Tongzi-xi

Research Abstract

In this study, researcher has focused on researching Tongzi-xi (Drama performanced by shaman) in Jiangsu Rugao area for more than three years with Professor Zhu Rui-ping (Beijing Normal University), based on the analysis of text and music, examined the local cultural characteristics of SANJIEBIAO by comparing the other texts in Jiangsu area.
For data processing, researcher reversed and input not only Tongzi-xi but also many kinds of Jiangsu and Zhejiang local drama texts, by using N-gram program abstracted the word formula of regional drama and tried to find the motif types in Tongzi-xi. Then, by using statistical program made an effort for visualizing the relationship of Tongzi-xi, developed a prototype model of regional drama distribution map.
In March 2008, researcher has published a report entitled A New Approach to China cultural study focusing on regional drama and religious ritual in Jiangsu Southeast area, including explanatory notes on SANJIEBIAO, revised edition of SANJIEBIAO and XIONGMEI- FENQUN text and facsimile of them.
Researcher attended the Chinese drama and religion international conference (Hong Kong Baptist University) and read a report, in which evaluated the three kinds of performance in Tongzixi, raised a question about the Chinese drama research achievement in accordance with administrative district.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 《三界表》解題 (2008)
  • Author(s): 上田 望
  • Journal Title: 『江蘇省東南部の伝統芸能と民間信仰をめぐる中国地域文化研究の試み-如皋童子戯の物語世界』(平成19年度科学研究費補助金基盤研究(C)研究成果報告書) 1 Pages: 3-7
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] 地方戲的越界-江蘇如皋童子戲的三種表現形態- (2007)
  • Author(s): 上田 望
  • Journal Title: 金沢大学中国語学中国文学教室紀要 10 Pages: 57-71
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Journal Article] Border-crossing Regional Drama A study on the Performance of three types of Jiangsu Rugao Tongzixi (2007)
  • Author(s): UEDA, Nozomu
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of Department of Chinese University of Kanazawa, Linguistics and Chinese Literature 10 Pages: 57-71
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Journal Article] Explanatory notes on SANJIEBIAO
  • Author(s): UEDA, Nozomu
  • Journal Title: Research Project Report (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) A New Approach to China cultural study focusing on regional drama and religious ritual in Jiangsu Southeast Area 1 Pages: 3-7
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Presentation] 地方戲的越界-江蘇如皋童子戲的三種表現形態- (2007)
  • Author(s): 上田 望
  • Organizer: 中國戲劇與宗教學術研討會
  • Place of Presentation: 香港浸會大學
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-13
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
• [Presentation] A Study on the Performance of three types of Jiangsu Rugao Tongzixi (2007)
  • Author(s): Border-crossing, Regional, Drama
  • Organizer: Chinese drama and religion international conference
  • Place of Presentation: Hongkong Baptist University
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-13
  • Description: 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
• [Remarks] 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • URL: http://web.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/~chinese/jiaoshi/shangtian/gongzuo.htm
• [Remarks] 「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • URL: http://dspace.lib.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2297/7652