中牧弘允Nakamaki Hirochika
• – • mui Lab
About the speaker
長野の山奥で生まれ育った中牧教授は、「遮るもののない地平線を見る」ことを夢見てアメリカに高校留学した。大学（学部）では文化人類学、大学院では宗教学を専攻し、フィールドワークでは 北海道、ハワイ、カリフォルニア、ブラジルなど、世界各地への日本人移民の移動の軌跡をたどった。 研究分野は宗教人類学、経営人類学、カレンダー研究。 1977年から2012年まで国立民族学博物館勤務、2012年より吹田市立博物館の館長・特別館長、2018年からは千里文化財団理事長も兼務。
Born and raised deep in the mountains of Nagano, Professor Nakamaki went to the United States to study high school with the dream of “seeing an unobstructed horizon” He majored in cultural anthropology at university and religious studies at graduate school. He traced the movement of Japanese immigrants to various parts of the world, including Hokkaido, Hawaii, California, and Brazil for his fieldwork . His research fields include religious anthropology, management anthropology, and calendar research. Worked at the National Museum of Ethnology from 1977 to 2012, He has been serving as Special Director-General of Suita City Museum since 2012, and since 2018 also as Chief Director of The Senri Foundation.
Additional details
On 08/24 it will be Jizobon. That morning at 9:00 we will gather at MuiLab, where the anthropologist Nakamaki Hirochika will talk about the rituals associated to Jizobon, whose origins trace back to the Edo period. Ojizo (Jizo Bosatsu) is a Buddhist guardian deity who protects children. The local community in each neighborhood gathers to pray for the healthy growth of their younger members; lottery draws and games are held, and snacks are distributed to the children. Apparently, there are more than 10,000 “Ojizo-san” statues in the alleys of Kyoto, more than convenience stores and mailboxes! 8月24日は地蔵盆。 朝9時にムイラボに集合し、人類学者の中牧弘允氏に、江戸時代にまで遡る地蔵盆にまつわる儀式についてお話を伺います。 お地蔵さん（地蔵菩薩）は、子どもを守る仏教の守り本尊。 各地域のコミュニティが集まり、年少者の健やかな成長を祈り、くじ引きやゲームを行い、子どもたちにもお菓子が配られる。京都の路地には、コンビニや郵便ポストよりも多い1万体以上の「お地蔵さん」があるらしい！
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