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| Title |
Okinoshima Viewed from State Formation |
| Classification |
Study Reports |
| Description |
The aim is to examine a possible link between Okinoshima and state formation processes in the Japanese archipelago. It draws on research mainly by European scholars focusing on comparable issues in Early Central and Northern European History, which is marked by an ongoing debate about the relative value of archaeological sources and written records. The aim is to shed light on the relationship of religion and ritual to power and state formation. Rituals are closely tied to religion and cult and therefore play an important role in state formation processes. Their function is to help stabilize and consolidate social and political systems, particularly in early societies. With regard to ritual and religion as factors in the process of state formation, we must also take into account the fact that universalizing secondary or book religions, such as Buddhism, developed a far greater influence than primary religions like the uncodified indigenous beliefs and practices of the Japanese archipelago. |
| Lecturer |
Werner STEINHAUS M.A |
| Project |
International academic conference, “Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata
Region” |
| Producer |
World Heritage Promotion Committee of
“Okinoshima Island and Related Sites in the Munakata Region” |
| Year of Recording |
2013年 |
| Note |
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| Lecture materials |
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| Related homepage |
https://d2y71m15aigxue.cloudfront.net/files/Report_19_file.pdf |
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