2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Iconographical Research on the Decoration of South American Colonial Churches and Creation of the Digital Database
| Project/Area Number |
15520082
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Aesthetics/Art history
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| Research Institution | University of Fukui |
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Principal Investigator |
OKADA Hiroshige University of Fukui, Faculty of Education and Regional Studies, Associate Professor, 教育地域科学部, 助教授 (00243741)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SAITO Akira National Museum of Ethnology, Associate Professor, 国立民族学博物館, 助教授 (20290926)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2004
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| Keywords | Latin America / Andes / Colonial art / Christian art / Mission |
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| Research Abstract |
This project is based on the former field research program on the colonial church decoration in South America carried out from 2000 to 2002. The purpose in this term has been, 1) creation of an online digital archive which presents the photographs we took in the field to the scholars and the public, 2) interdisciplinary research on the iconography of the colonial church decoration based on both art-historical and ethno-historical points of view.
As for the digital archive, we have created a database web site on the Internet, which presents the exterior and interior photographs of 40 colonial churches in Bolivia (Text in Spanish. http://art.f-edu.fukui-u.ac.jp/~webarcos/). The web site is now on service and receiving the international accesses.
The iconographical research was carried out through the close collaboration of the members. From the art-historical point of view, Okada discussed the problem about the origin and circulation of so-called "mestizo" motifs in the Andean churches. He pointed out the curious relations between those "mestizo" motifs and the visual representations of America produced in Europe of the Age of Discovery, and presented a new model to understand the intercultural negotiations under colonial rule in the Andes. From the ethno-historical point of view, Saito discussed the usage of the devotional images by the Jesuit in South American missions, based on the new documentation. He argued the theoretical framework of the value of the images in the missionary activities, and at the same time, shed light on the indigenous religious mentalities which could influenced the form of their reaction to the Christian devotional images.
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Research Products
(10 results)
