| Project/Area Number |
21720321
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology/Folklore
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
ISHII Miho 京都大学, 人文科学研究所, 准教授 (40432059)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009-04-01 – 2013-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Keywords | ブータ祭祀 / インド / カルナータカ州 / マンガロール / 憑依 / 身体 / ポリティカル・エコノミー / 母系制 / 文化人類学 / 宗教祭祀 / 開発 / 環境 / 南インド / 神霊祭祀 / 植民地化 / 環境問題 / 社会変容 / 土地利用 / 植民地支配 |
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| Research Abstract |
This is an anthropological study on buuta worship in South Kanara, a coastal area in Karnataka, India. Buutas are generally considered apotheosised local heroes or the spirits of wild animals dwelling in the forest. The buuta ritual comprises spirit possession, oracles, and interactions between devotees and buutas incarnated in mediums. This study investigates the history, political economy, and interactions between people and buutas in rural villages. This study explores how buuta worship is closely related to the system of land tenure and land ownership, the matrilineal inheritance system, and the division of labour and services among families and caste groups. Buuta worship plays an essential role in the reconstitution of power relations, social rank, and hierarchies in village societies. Furthermore, this study shows that the exercise of agency by buutas, primarily during spirit possession rituals, exerts a substantial influence on people's social relations and decision-making.
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