Anthropological study on Omani networks in the Indian Ocean

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24720387
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Waseda University (2013-2014); Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2012)
• Principal Investigator: OKAWA Mayuko 早稲田大学, 人間科学学術院, 助教 (70571818)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: オマーン / 東アフリカ / ザンジバル / 移民 / ネットワーク / 歴史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I have conducted fieldwork five times mainly in Muscat, the capital city of Oman during the last three years in order to clarify the Omani network in the Indian Ocean. I interviewed Omani migrants between Oman and East Africa and collected Arabic documents concerning historical relationship between the two regions. Based on analysis of both interview data and documents, I actively presented my research results at both domestic and international conferences and wrote paper in both Japanese and English.

Free Research Field

文化人類学、中東地域研究