2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An ethnographic study on the conflict between tourism and religion at a commercialized sacred place
| Project/Area Number |
26760024
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Tourism Studies
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| Research Institution | Rikkyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 住民参加型開発 / 公共遺産 / スピリチュアリティ / 空間 / 沖縄 / 御嶽 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study analyzed the recent change and problems of sacred places which were reformed in the context of local development in contemporary society by ethnographic approach. I did a field research at a traditional sacred place in the southern part of Okinawa that was also listed as a UNESCO’s World Heritage Site, through witch I recognized that the place became a touristic destination. The following three points were clarified. Firstly, as the number of tourists increased, the place became devastated, and a mechanism for managing religion/tourism was generated. Secondaly, The systematic management of the sacred place is not necessarily compatible with the idea of “public heritage” that opens the sacred place as a cultural heritage to the society widely. Thirdly, what is necessary for the public management of the sacred place is to have a conciliatory relationship with the local religious tradition.
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| Free Research Field |
文化人類学・民俗学
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