- 著者
- 松田 俊介 酒井 貴広
- 出版者
- 日本生活学会
- 雑誌
- 生活学論叢 (ISSN:24332933)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.30, pp.1-14, 2016 (Released:2021-05-14)
- 参考文献数
- 23
Since 2001, a characteristic ritual called Goran-shiki has been conducted at Tsuga-cho Ienaka, Tochigi City. Hard drinking and the food taboo on eggs are features of this ritual. Although Goran-shiki is relatively new, both the citizens of Ienaka city and visitors to it are accepting it as a tradition. We think that Goran-shiki acts as an identity symbol for people in Ienaka city. We analyzed the acceptance process and identified three points regarding this ritual.(1) Various people are involved in the management of Goran-shiki, for example, the chief priest of a Shinto shrine, event consultants, and the kagura preservation meeting. Moreover, Goran-shiki is conducted only after considering various expectations.(2) In spite of the various expectations from it, Goran-shiki has been strongly appealing for a food taboo on eggs. This phenomenon is the paradoxical effect of a ritual that strongly appeals to people’s traditional consciousness.(3) Goran-shiki is based on the Nikko-zeme constitution at the Rinno-ji temple. The management introduced the unique feature of forbidding the eating of eggs in this ritual. This characteristic has made Goran-shiki an accepted ritual.
There are three theme parks presenting the indigenous culture in Taiwan. Among them is Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Culture Park, which was established in 1976 and has been administrated by the Council of Indigenous Peoples, Executive Yuan since 2002. Analyzing the case of this park, this paper examines the functions of public theme parks and the represented ethnic groups in conservation of the indigenous culture and the development of tourism. The main findings from the analysis are: 1) intangible culture such as the lifestyle, custom, and art, as well as tangible culture, is represented in archives through symbolization, electronization and embedding staffs body, 2) the staff are required to be fully equipped with knowledge on the culture of the 14 tribes through training, 3) presenting the physical aspects of the indigenous culture through the 'participative attractions' such as 'ball spiking' and 'shooting', this park adapts the display method employed in 'ethnological exhibit' functions. These observations imply the role of public theme parks as a significant form of ethnic tourism in generating a new public image on 'unity' among indigenous ethnic groups and their 'integration' into the country.