a history of the peoples who discriminated against

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23320139
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Hattri Hideo 九州大学, 比較社会文化研究科(研究院), 名誉教授 (60107521)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): GOMI Fumihiko 放送大学, 教養学部, 教授 (60011326) ; KANDA Yutuki お茶の水女子大学, 大学院人間文化創成科学研究科, 教授 (60320925) ; TAKANO Nobuharu 九州大学, 大学院比較社会文化研究院, 教授 (90179466)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 賤視 / 皮革 / 太鼓 / 胴内墨書 / 皮多 / 非人 / 賤民視された人々の文化への貢献 / 賤民視された人々の社会的役割

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have revealed a history of the Eta(Kawara-no-mono) and Hinin who thrived even in a discriminated against environment. They have been described as being despised and having no choice but to live a downtrodden life in poor and inferior living conditions. Some textbooks say that they lived on Kawara districts. When the Kawara-no-mono was historically recognized only as the people living on dry river beds, how can their descendants be proud of their ancestors’ way of life? The Societies (villages) continued to exist. Why? They surely had wealth. Without tanned skins and hides, no one could make armors, sets of harness, taiko-drums, and footwear. Leather industries created a monopoly. When leather ran short , it was imported from outside Japan. They, being traded the leather exclusively and accumulated wealth. They were kind and gentle to the members, protecting themselves one another. They had more humane and gentler communities than the general public had.

Free Research Field

日本史