2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Anthropological Study of Enchantment and Violence of Thai Tattoos
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26370955
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology
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| Research Institution | Meijo University (2016)
Fukui Prefectural University (2014-2015) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 東南アジア / タイ / タトゥー / 呪術 / 宗教 / 身体 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aims to analyze the social meanings and changes of tattoos in modern Thailand. Thai Traditional tattoos, called sakyan, are said to have magical power by inscribing special spells and figures by the hands of religious specialists like Buddhist monks or Brahmin priests. However, while sakyan is tattooed for the purpose of fashion, traditional tattoos were used not only for magic but also for body decoration. From the collected field data it is clarified that Thai tattoo has ambivalent powers of enchantment and violence which sustain the tattoo culture of Thailand.
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| Free Research Field |
文化人類学
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