Phoenicia and Carthage in the Western Mediterranean - on the Analysis from the Religious Aspect

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370875
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of Europe and America
• Research Institution: Japan Women's University
• Principal Investigator: SATO Ikuko 日本女子大学, 文学部, 研究員 (80459940)
• Research Collaborator: AOKI Simpei ; GOTO Makiko
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: フェニキア / カルタゴ / 地中海 / 文化的相違 / 文化的連続 / 女神崇拝 / 聖域 / 幼児犠牲

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I clarified the various stages of the Phoenician overseas expansion in the western Mediterranean, especially verifying from the religious aspect. As a result, it was found that in the areas concerned, there was a clear division between Phoenician Stage and Punic Stage from the viewpoint of burial systems and funeral rites. On the other hand, it was also suggested that there was a certain continuity between the indigenous culture and the new culture Phoenicians brought. With other researchers, I established The Society for Phoenician and Punic Studies in Japan for the first time and we promote the new knowledge gained by field survey, through annual public meeting for a broad community.

Free Research Field

人文学