May 9-10, 2023 16:00 – 18:00 JST

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Modern archaeology has been developed almost simultaneously in Japan and Italy, with the first excavation of a mound tomb in Japan, the Samuraizuka kofun (侍塚古墳) in 1692, ordered by Tokugawa Mitsukuni, and  with Ercolano and Pompei excavations in 1748. This research field has been intensely promoted by national governments and academic institutions, and at present employs techniques and approaches from the physical, chemical, biological, and earth sciences as well as engineering (covered by the interdisciplinary field of archaeometry) to address archaeological issues. Archaeometry provides archaeology instruments for collecting, analyzing and interpreting data related to material records of human history, with a reciprocal cross-fertilization of methodologies and interpretative tools that make archaeology and archaeometry truly transdisciplinary. In the workshop the history of archaeology and the archaeological methodology will address the employ of archaeometry in a comparative view of the field in Italy and Japan.

October 22, 2022  16:00-19:30 JST

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Japan’s ecological variety, with no less than six different climatic zones, seems to parallel the panoply of different languages and dialects that have been attested in the Japanese archipelago. In addition to standard Japanese and its dialects, there exist other Japonic languages such as Ryūkyūan and Hachijō, as well as non-Japonic varieties represented by Ainu, Orok, and Nivkh.

Information on such linguistic diversity was recorded in a number of written sources, such as the Man’yōshū and Omoro sōshi, among others. In addition, foreign observers also provided insightful evidence on languages spoken within present-day Japanese territory. Identifying with precision what languages were represented in the written sources is not an easy task, but in most cases the combination of a philological approach and the tools of historical linguistics might shed some light on the nature of the languages in question. Analyzing specific cases by researchers who focus on different sources will help to reveal how the careful coupling of these two approaches might prove rewarding, without denying the importance of fieldwork and synchronic studies.

Centered on the seminal work of Alexander Vovin (1961–2022), the workshop intends to show how this combination could be possible in practice. Professor Vovin had been involved in its planning from the start, and intended to contribute with a keynote speech. His untimely passing prevented us from including his contribution. This initiative will also be an homage to the memory of Alexander Vovin and his legacy by a number of scholars who had been working in close contact with him or with his style of scholarship as a source of inspiration.

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Rice is an important element of food culture in Italy and Japan, where it plays a primary role in terms of production, gastronomic tradition, and artistic representation. Following the “farm to table” approach, the contributions to this workshop will touch upon rice cultivation and production chains shared by the two countries despite differences in cultivation and harvesting techniques. Rice will provide inspiration to explore the implications of technological innovation for production systems and sustainability, as well as environmental impact. The influence that rice exerts on economic and social contexts—in production, distribution, and consumption—will also be considered. From this perspective, the workshop will focus on production methods, organoleptic characteristics, and food safety, but will also deal with the profound link between tradition and innovation that distinguishes the sector. The range of contributions will embrace agricultural science and economy, as well as several other branches of knowledge, including the humanities, in keeping with the multidisciplinary tradition of ISEAS workshops.

ONLINE EVENT November 12-13 2021

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The global emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemics strongly impacted on the perception and management of distances. Social, economic, logistic and psychological consequences of distancing procedures affected many aspects of our life and interactions, allowing rethinking and reshaping spaces both physical and virtual, and involving new forms of theoretical and practical thoughts and studies. Within this scenario, the dynamic interplay between physical and virtual distances has assumed new forms, forcing innovative cross-disciplinary attitudes as well as the design of new perspectives for future research.

The workshop focusses on Japan and Italy, and combines multidisciplinary research to discuss the notion of distance, along the line traced by a previous event held in 2020. This second meeting has been organized in cooperation  with the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCast) of the University of Tokyo (the 8th cross-disciplinary workshop in their series). As before, scholars and experts from different disciplines will share their knowledge on the common discussion platform of how the perception of distance is addressing new research trends in scientific and humanistic studies.

November 13 2021  10:00 – 17:00 JST

The French School of Asian Studies (EFEO), the Italian School of East Asian Studies (ISEAS), and the Institute for Research in Humanities (Kyoto University) are organizing a workshop to conclude the Kitashirakawa EFEO Salon, a series of lectures on  Japanese religions held from 2018 to 2020.

The workshop will take place on-site, at the EFEO Kyoto center, and online via Zoom on November 13 (from 10 AM JST). The eight talks, seven in English and one in Japanese, aim at uncovering aspects of “lived religion” (or religion in practice) in late medieval & early modern Japan (16th to 19th c.) using innovative approaches and/or neglected primary sources. The speakers cover different religious traditions (Zen, Pure Land, Shingon, Shugendo, “folk” beliefs, and Christianity). The Cahiers d’Extrême-Asie will publish a special issue based on the contributions presented during the workshop.

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Due to the sanitary situation, the on-site participation will be limited to 20 people. 

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October 25 2021 16:00 – 20:00 JST

Nei secoli moderni l’opera di Dante ha seguito sentieri originali e di grande interesse che si estendono ben oltre i confini dei contesti europei. In Asia Orientale, ad esempio, è stata fonte di ispirazione e ricerca intellettuale, producendo un’ampia varietà di traduzioni e studi ed esercitando influenze rilevanti su letterati, pensatori e artisti. La ricchezza di tale produzione ha spesso travalicato i confini degli studi di italianistica per diventare patrimonio di tutti. L’evento si propone di offrire un panorama di questo importante fenomeno culturale e di percorrere le tracce della ricezione di Dante in Cina, Corea e Giappone attraverso prospettive generali e casi specifici, per contribuire a delinearne la fortuna globale nell’occasione dei settecento anni dalla morte.

In the modern period Dante’s work has followed original paths that have reached far beyond the boundaries of European contexts in a variety of interesting patterns. In East Asia, for example, it has been a source of inspiration and a stimulus for intellectual research, giving way to a multiplicity of translations and studies, and influencing writers, thinkers, and artists. In many cases, the range of this influence did not remain restricted to the field of Italian studies proper, but became a common asset for any cultivated person. This event will provide an overview of this important cultural trend tracing Dante’s reception in China, Korea, and Japan. Through general surveys or the analysis of specific cases, it will contribute to the appreciation of Dante’s global popularity seven hundred years after his death.

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L’incontro sarà condotto in italiano. Solo due interventi saranno in lingua inglese.

Italian will be used for most presentations.

文政10年（1827）大坂東町奉行所は、表向き稲荷明神を祀りながら密かに切支丹の「天帝」を信仰する女性祈祷師を逮捕した。奉行所は京坂地域での捜査と関係者数十名の尋問で、さらに4名の天帝信奉者を逮捕し、既に死亡していた彼らの師匠も特定した。また切支丹関連の禁書を所持する医師1名も摘発した。幕府は彼らを切支丹と認定し、引廻し・磔刑に処した。百数十年前に姿を消したはずの切支丹が国の中心部で発見されたこの事件は人々に衝撃を与えた。

キリスト教に基づく先祖の信仰や儀礼を密かに継承する人々が九州の一部に存在したことは、現在よく知られている。しかしこの事件の被疑者たちの供述をみる限り、彼らがその影響を受けた可能性は低い。彼らはどのようにして切支丹を知り、どのような切支丹観念を抱き、なぜ入信したのだろうか。本報告はこの事件の概要を紹介したうえで、被疑者の入信の動機、切支丹認識、宗教的行為などを明らかにし、そこにみられる社会的立場、教育的背景、ジェンダーの差異によるバリエーションについて考察する。

コロナウィルス感染防止のため、Zoomのみの開催となりました。

11/26までに下記へ必ずお申し込みください。予約なしの参加はできません。

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ONLINE EVENT November 13-14 2020

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In the past decade, the crucial issue of the dynamic social and economic impact of an aging society (namely, the increase in longevity versus the fall in fertility in a population) has been the so-called digital divide, or the uneven distribution in the access to, use of, or impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) . Most research on this topic has addressed reducing the intergenerational gap, influencing the growth of educational programs for the elderly and the production of dedicated user interfaces. However, the recent global Covid-19 pandemic has shown an acceleration in the reduction of the digital divide, allowing for the mitigation of imposed physical distances through an increase in the use of ICT. Within this scenario, the dynamic interplay between physical and virtual distances has assumed new forms, forcing innovative cross-disciplinary attitudes to develop as well as the design of new perspectives for the future of research. This workshop, which focuses on Japan and Italy, the two countries that top the list of aging populations, combines multidisciplinary research to discuss the notion of distance due to the recent experience of the pandemic. The workshop gathers scholars and experts from different disciplines and aims to converge their knowledge on the common discussion platform of how the perception of distance is addressing new research trends in scientific and humanistic studies.

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出羽三山（山形県）は、近世修験道の代表的な地域の一つである。この山は、羽黒・湯殿・月山という聖なる三山からなり、なかでも湯殿山は奥の院である。今回は、江戸時代の湯殿山信仰に関して、三つの面から分析する。一つ目は、湯殿山の高名な行人のミイラ（即身仏）とそれらに関する全身舎利信仰のことである。二つ目は、湯殿山の板碑とそれらを験力するための修行である。三つ目は、湯殿山の巡礼者が使用していた行屋という建物に関する儀礼と意味である。これらを軸に、即身仏・板碑・行屋という聖なる身体とモノを検討し、江戸時代の湯殿山信仰の伝播について考え、山岳信仰の教義・実践に関する人間とモノの作用(エージェンシー)の出現をひもとく。同時に、日本の聖なる山に於ける秘密のメカニズムも明らかにする。これにより、湯殿山が語られることを禁じられた修行の山だったにもかかわらず、その神秘的な沈黙と湯殿山の神々を顕在化させるために独特な信仰の形が出現する。江戸時代には湯殿山の神は流行神となり、湯殿山信仰が広く流布する経緯について言及する。

使用言語：　日本語

講演会場での聴講は最大10名までとなります（研究者・学生優先）。

参加をご希望の方は、会場・Zoomのどちらかをお選びいただき、10/29までに下記へ必ずお申し込みください。予約なしの参加はできません。

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阿弥陀と秘密空間といえば、日本仏教史でもっとも早く思い浮かぶのは南九州の隠れ念仏であろう。それは、阿弥陀信仰史において非常に重要な例であるが、実際には隠れ念仏・隠し念仏の集団は日本全国で結成された。しかもそれは、南九州の次によく知られている東北地方だけではなく、岐阜県や石川県も含む。自らの宗教行為を隠すということには、様々な理由が考えられるが、その結果として、特定の地域あるいは集団にしかない空間が生まれる。そうした空間は、信者の「異端」とされた信仰を絶滅から免れるための手段だと言える。

本発表では、近世に注目し、以上の事例を含め阿弥陀信仰における広義での秘密空間に焦点を当てる。隠れ念仏の「ガマ」をはじめ、阿弥陀の密教作法や秘事法門を分析する。本発表の目的は、それらの現象の政治的原因などを明らかにすることではなく、隠されることになった空間の構造とその裏面にある「正統」な空間の構造との違いから、秘密が果たす機能と新たに成立する教義理解の二面を明らかにすることである。

使用言語：　日本語

講演会場での聴講は最大10名までとなります（研究者・学生優先）。

参加をご希望の方は、会場・Zoomのどちらかをお選びいただき、10/15までに下記へ必ずお申し込みください。予約なしの参加はできません。

予約申込み → efeo.kyoto@gmail.com