A Study on the Cultural Revival Movements and the Reformation of Folk Knowledge of the Iu Mien in Northern Thailand.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23520982
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Tokyo Gakugei University
• Principal Investigator: YOSHINO Akira 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 教授 (60230786)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2014
• Keywords: ユーミエン / ヤオ / 文化復興運動 / 民俗知識 / 教習型 / イベント型 / 新しい宗教現象 / タイ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Iu Mien cultural revival movements began in the 1990's. At the first phase, “teaching”style projects, such as teaching Chinese letters and Mien traditional culture, were frequently conducted. In the 2010's, the teaching style movements decreased and “event” style ones, such as concert and sports festival, increased. The latter includes a new religious phenomenon in which women come to take part in rituals. A factor of this shift of movements is the restructuring of their folk knowledge caused by the acceleration of socio-cultural mobility.

Free Research Field

社会人類学