2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Contemporary Brahmin Culture in South India: A Field Research on Some Leading Families in the Brahmin Society in Kerala
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20520061
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Religious studies
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Seika University (2008, 2010)
Osaka Jogakuin College (2009) |
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Principal Investigator |
TESHIMA Hideki Kyoto Seika University, 人間学部, 准教授 (30388178)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
FUJII Masato 京都大学, 人文科学研究所, 教授 (50183926)
KAJIHARA Mieko 京都大学, 人文科学研究所, 助教 (00456774)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 現代インド / ヴェーダ / 写本 / ヒンドゥー / ナンブーディリ / タントリ / バウダーヤナ / ヴァードゥーラ |
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| Research Abstract |
(1) 11 manuscripts (mainly those of Catannas, manuals for vedic ritual performance, and one of the manuals for a Hindu kingship ritual) belonging to Netumpilli Tarananellur family are photographed. (2) History of Tarananellur families, the leading families of Vadhulaka (one of the vedic schools) is researched ; and social position of the Tantris (the chief priests of Hindu ritual) is researched. (3) Present style of the vedic ritual performance in Kerala is researched.
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