Modernization and Dynamism of Shamanism among the Ladakhi in Western Tibet

2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20520705
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: YAMADA Takako Kyoto University, 大学院・人間・環境学研究科, 教授 (20293839)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Keywords: ラダック / シャマニズム / 文化人類学 / 現代化 / 伝統の連続性

Research Abstract

Modernization and globalization not only has made local communities in the world face drastic political and economic changes, but also has thrown their traditional cultures into dynamic process of changes. Although it is generally suggested that modernization brings secularization of religions, shamanism or shamanistic practices are often observed to be firmly maintained or even revitalized in local communities. This study aimed to first shed light on modernization since the independence of India and the realities of shamanism today on the basis of intensive field research of the Ladakhi living in the mountainous border of Indian controlled Western Tibet. The second goal was to illuminate from an anthropological viewpoint the mechanism that ensured the dynamism of Ladakhi shamanism under modernization. This part of the study was based on a comparative analysis of current field data and those collected during the 1980s.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 可視化されるラー(神)の力と宗教性の現出-ラダックにおける僧院の祭りから (2011)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Journal Title: 北方学会報 15 Pages: 3-14
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Shamanic Power and the Continuity of Buddhist Tradition in Ladakh (2011)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Journal Title: Northern Studies Association Bulletin 15 Pages: 2-3
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Continuity and Symbiosis of Traditional Cultures : From animism to a philosophy of ecology. (2011)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Journal Title: Yamada, Takako & Takashi Irimoto (eds.), Continuity, Symbiosis, and the Mind in Traditional Cultures of Modern Societies, Sapporo : Hokkaido University Press Pages: 143-151
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Anthropology of Continuity and Symbiosis of Traditional Cultures. (2011)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Journal Title: Yamada, Takako & Takashi Irimoto (eds.), Continuity, Symbiosis, and the Mind in Traditional Cultures of Modern Societies, Sapporo : Hokkaido University Press Pages: 261-271
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Reappraisal of Eurasian Shamanism : Continuity or Discontinuity of the Concept of Spiritual Beings. (2010)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Journal Title: Westerdahl, Christer(ed.), A Circumpolar Re-Appraisal: The Legacy of Gutorm Gjessing (1906-1979), BAR International SeriesOxford ; Archaeopress 2154 Pages: 363-373
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 「移動」が生み出す地域主義-今日のチベット社会にみるミクロ・リージョナリズムと汎チベット主義 (2010)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Journal Title: 地域研究 10巻1号 Pages: 33-51
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Nature as the Quintessence of Sakha Shamanism Revived. (2009)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Journal Title: Quaderni di Etnologia e Archeologia del Sacro 12 Pages: 13-26
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Religion and Nature in Human Societies Today. (2009)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Journal Title: Quaderni di Etnologia e Archeologia del Sacro 12 Pages: 9-12
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Reappraisal of the Continuation of Shamanism in Modern Societies Based on Case Studies among the Ladakhi and the Sakha. (2008)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Journal Title: Simonkay, Zsuzsanna and Mihaly Hoppal (eds.)Shamans Unbound, Budapest : Akademiai Kiado Pages: 69-80
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Shamanic Power and the Continuity of the Buddhist Tradition in Ladakh. (2010)
  • Author(s): Yamada, Takako
  • Organizer: The XXth World Congress for the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR)
  • Place of Presentation: Toronto, Canada : University of Toronto.
  • Year and Date: 20100815-20100823
• [Presentation] Ladakhi Shaman as an Agent of Interacting with Religions and Ethnicities : Incorporation and De-culturalization.. (2010)
  • Author(s): Yamada, Takako
  • Organizer: The International Workshop on "Mechanics of Religious Encounter"
  • Place of Presentation: Falun, Sweden : Dalana University.
  • Year and Date: 20100617-20100619
• [Presentation] Relationship between Humans and Nature : From Animism to a Philosophy of Ecology. (2008)
  • Author(s): Yamada, Takako
  • Organizer: Sapporo International Workshop : Continuity, Symbiosis, and the Mind in Traditional Cultures of Modern Societies
  • Place of Presentation: Faculty House Enreiso, Hokkaido University.
  • Year and Date: 20081101-20081102
• [Presentation] A Reappraisal of Eurasian Shamanism. (2008)
  • Author(s): Yamada, Takako
  • Organizer: A Circumpolar Re-Appraisal : The Legacy of Gutorm Gjessing (1906-1979).A cross-disciplinary symposium on the Arctic, Oct.
  • Place of Presentation: Trondheim, Norway : The NTNU.
  • Year and Date: 20081010-20081012
• [Book] Hokkaido University Press (2011)
  • Author(s): Yamada Takako, Takashi Irimoto (eds.)
  • Total Pages: 280
  • Publisher: Continuity, Symbiosis, and the Mind in Traditional Cultures of Modern Societies
• [Book] ラダック-西チベットにおける病いと治療の民族誌 (2009)
  • Author(s): 山田孝子
  • Total Pages: 421
  • Publisher: 京都大学学術出版会
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