2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Digitization of Deteriorated Film Materials of Rituals in the Miyako Region of Okinawa Prefecture and Study of how to Utilize them in Cultural Policy

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19520718
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Cultural anthropology/Folklore
Research Institution	Okinawa International University
Principal Investigator	KARIMAT Keiichi Okinawa International University, 総合文化学部, 教授 (60169662)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	祭り / 映像 / 芸能 / 信仰 / 歌謡
Research Abstract	As the result of this study, we digitized deteriorated film materials of rituals in the Miyako region and talked with the local people about the revitalization of extinct or endangered rituals on the basis of the film materials. Concretely, we were able to digitize the deteriorated film materials onto 246 DVDs. Using these DVDs we held the following symposia in the local places concerned : 'The Transmission of the Miyako rituals (Nov. 24th, 2007)', 'The Succession of the Uyagan Ritual in Karimata Village (Nov. 22nd, 2008)', 'The Present Situation and Problems in the Rituals of Sarahama, Irabu Island (Nov. 22nd, 2009)'.