Anthropological Study of Relations between "Ethnic" Boundary and "Religious" Boundary in Myanmar

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23520985
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: TAKATANI Michio 広島大学, 総合科学研究科, 教授 (70154789)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Keywords: ミャンマー / 人類学 / 民族 / 宗教 / 境界

Research Abstract

This research project is an attempt to present an anthropological analysis of relations between "ethnic" boundary and "religious" boundary in Myanmar (Burma). Dr. Judson and Dr. Cushing were Baptist missionaries who were famous for compiling and publishing a Burmese-Dictionary/a Shan-English dictionary. They not only tried to contribute to bridge between Buddhism and Christianity but also communicate with Bamar/Shan (Tai) cultural heritage and knowledge. That's why there appears no remarkable conflict with Bamar Buddhists as majority. But in case of Muslims, both "ethnic" difference and "religious" difference from Bamar Buddhists sometimes seem to be a factor of conflict. There were no communication of cultural heritage and knowledge between them. We have to research about diversity in Myanmar from view point of "ethnic" and "religious" construction and reconstruction of knowledge from now on, too.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] シャン文化の行方 (2014)
  • Author(s): 高谷紀夫
  • Journal Title: 「民族」・宗教・文化化-ミャンマー,カンボジアを事例に- Volume: 1巻 Pages: 13-35
• [Journal Article] ミャンマーにおける「宗教」の知をめぐって (2014)
  • Author(s): 高谷紀夫
  • Journal Title: 「民族」・宗教・文化化-ミャンマー,カンボジアを事例に- Volume: 1巻 Pages: 38-44
• [Presentation] ミャンマーの文化政策 (2014)
  • Author(s): 高谷紀夫
  • Organizer: 2014年度慶應義塾大学東アジア研究所講座「アジアの文化遺産-過去・現在・未来-」
  • Place of Presentation: 慶應義塾大学三田キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2014-04-30
• [Presentation] ミャンマーの「政治的観光」その後・・・ (2014)
  • Author(s): 高谷紀夫
  • Organizer: 観光学術学会主催第1回研究集会(立命館大学人文科学研究所共催)
  • Place of Presentation: 立命館大学衣笠キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2014-02-23
• [Presentation] シャン文化の行方 (2013)
  • Author(s): 高谷紀夫
  • Organizer: 平成25年度国立民族学博物館共同研究会「「統制」と公共性の人類学的研究」
  • Place of Presentation: 東京外国語大学本郷サテライトキャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2013-11-10
• [Presentation] An Anthropological Study of Dr. J.N.Cushing's Dictionary (2012)
  • Author(s): TAKATANI Michio
  • Place of Presentation: Kengtung, Eastern Shan State, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
  • Year and Date: 2012-12-13
• [Presentation] Work and Life of U Min Naing, B.A (2011)
  • Author(s): TAKATANI Michio
  • Place of Presentation: Busan, Republic of Korea
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-03
• [Book] ミャンマーを知るための60章(高谷紀夫,国家と民族-多民族国家の構図と行方-) (2013)
  • Author(s): 田村克己・松田正彦(編),飯國有佳子,池田一人,伊野憲治,井上さゆり,岡野賢二,岡本郁子,奥平龍二,加藤昌彦,久保忠行,熊田直子,藏本龍介,小島敬裕,高谷紀夫,高橋昭雄,高橋ゆり,谷祐可子,土佐桂子,土橋泰子,中西嘉宏,ナンミャーケーカイン,根本敬,原田正美,兵頭千夏,水野明日香,南田みどり,藪司郎,渡辺佳成他
  • Total Pages: 388(255-253)
  • Publisher: 明石書店
• [Book] つながりの文化人類学 (2012)
  • Author(s): 高谷紀夫・沼崎一郎(編)
  • Total Pages: 340
  • Publisher: 東北大学出版会