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Comparative Ethnological Study of the Syncretization of Folk Customs and Human-Initiated Religions Based on a Survey of May Day Festivals in France and the United Kingdom

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21401044
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field Cultural anthropology/Folklore
Research InstitutionNational Museum of Japanese History

Principal Investigator

SEKIZAWA Mayumi (2010-2011)  国立歴史民俗博物館, 研究部, 教授 (00311134)

新谷 尚紀 (2009)  National Museum of Japanese History, 研究部, 教授 (80259986)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 関沢 まゆみ  国立歴史民俗博物館, 研究部, 准教授 (00311134)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) SHINTANI Takanori  國學院大學, 文学部, 教授 (80259986)
THOHMAS Paramor gill  明治学院大学, 国際学部, 教授 (50323655)
Project Period (FY) 2009 – 2011
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help
¥11,830,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,730,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Keywords民俗信仰 / 五月の木 / カトリック信仰 / 民俗分布 / A. V.ジェネップ / フランス / イギリス / 五月祭 / ヴァハージュ(Varages) / A.V.ジェネップ / サンテチエンヌ・ドゥ・ティネ(Saint-Etitnne-de-Tinee) / アイデンティティ / 観光化 / キュキュロン(Cucuron) / シュヴァル・ブロン(Cheval-Blanc) / 聖女チュール / パッドストーの木馬祭り / ヘルストンのヘーリー踊り / 豊穣祈願の道行き / 五月の女王 / パッドストーの木馬祭 / ヘルストン・ファーリー踊り
Research Abstract

In this follow-up survey of traditional customs in May Day Festivals, such as the maypole and the selection of a May Queen which are described in Le folklore francais(1949) by A. V. Gennep, it was found that some places no longer practice these customs while other areas continue to. A total of four places in France, including Provence, continue to hold the events and it was observed that the involvement of a certain charismatic individual was central to event survival. The syncretization of folk customs and saint veneration was also noted in the dynamics of event continuation. In Southwest England, May festivities such as hobbyhorse festivals are still held today. Its mixture of sacred and secular elements, including the development of the event as a tourist attraction, was seen as a contrast between the UK and France.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2011 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2010 Annual Research Report
  • 2009 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2009-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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