The Center for Contemporary India Studies at Hiroshima University
Research field (2):
Religious studies
, Local studies
Research keywords (11):
immigrant
, Malaysia
, India
, Christianity
, Catholicism
, Diversity
, ritual
, Singapore
, Digital Humanities
, Film Study
, Universality
Research theme for competitive and other funds (8):
2018 - 2023 Universal Religion and Local Adaptation-Focusing on the Sociality and Ambiguity of Rituals in the Catholic Church of India-
2009 - 2012 Local Adaptation of Christianity and Transformation of Ritual-South Indian Catholic Church and Localization
2007 - International comparative study on usage of "spices and herbs" in Asian region-focusing on traditional medicine and ceremonies in India and Southeast Asia
2003 - Anthropological Research on the Traditional View of Life (Symbiotic Relationship) and the Companion Animal “Pet” in South Asia
2000 - Cultural Anthropological Research on the Service Activities and Community of Christian Missions in Indian Society
1999 - Anthropological study on the Christianization and social change of Nadar community in South India
1998 - Formation and transformation of secular ethics and social ethics in the Christian conversion group in India-based on the Nadar community in South India-
Middle-class increase in India since economic opening policy Research on the change of consumption trend of cosmetics
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Papers (48):
Nobuko Okamitsu. Interreligious Marriage and the Bond of Caste: The case of the Nadars in South India. The Annual Bulletin of the Institute of Policy and Cultural Studies,. 2023. 26. 88-100
Nobuko Okamitsu. Portrayal of Religion in the Indian Movies as Seen in The Lunchbox. Annual Bulletin of the Institute of Policy and Cultural Studies. 2022. 24. 107-122
Nobuko Okamitsu. Studying Films Using Digital Humanities Research Method”. Journal of Urban and Regional Studies on Contemporary India. 2022. 18. 2. 17-25
Okamitsu Nobuko. Segmentation of Indian Films since the Open Economy Policy: Adapting the Digital Humanities Method. The Annual Bulletin of the Institute of Policy and Cultural Studies. 2021. 24. 47-66
Okamitsu Nobuko, Yamashita Hiroshi, Kikuchi Yoshinao. “A New Frontier in Film Studies: Applying Digital Humanities Methods to Indian Film Research”. Journal of Urban and Regional Studies on Contemporary India. 2021. 79. 10-25
OKAMITSU Nobuko. Women Empowerment and Social Welfare Projects of the Catholic Church(Section 13,Research Reports,THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES). Journal of religious studies. 2016. 89. 0. 420-421
<Correspondence>Reply to Mr. FUKAO's Review. 2014. 4. 4. 133-137
OKAMITSU Nobuko. Utilization of Traditional Tamil Medicine and Its Problems in India(Section 12,THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES). Journal of religious studies. 2014. 87. 0. 423-424
OKAMITSU Nobuko. Social Welfare and the Indian System of Medicine (Section 10,Research Reports,THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION). Journal of religious studies. 2013. 86. 4. 1092-1093
1995 - 2006 Tohoku University Graduate Graduate School of Literature
Professional career (1):
博士(文学) (東北大学)
Work history (11):
2020/09 - 現在 Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University part-time leccturer
2013/12 - 現在 Tohoku University Institute for Excellence in Higher Education Part-tne lecturer
2013/05 - 現在 Chuo University Institute of Policy and Cultural Studies Visiting reseatcher
2012/10 - 現在 Tohoku University Graduate School Institute for Research in European Culture Visiting reseatcher
2020/10 - 2022/03 The Center for Contemporary India Studies at Hiroshima University visiting researcher
2018/04 - 2021/09 Kasai University Part-tne lecturer
2020/04 - 2021/03 The Eastern Academy Matue Branch Hajime Nakamura Memorial Cultural Course lecturer
2006/10 - 2013/03 Tohoku University Graduate School School of Literature Specialist researcher
2003/04 - 2013/03 Sendai University Physical Education Department Part-tne lecturer
2002/07 - 2006/03 Sophia University Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies Co-Researcher
1998/04 - 1999/09 Sendai University Physical Education Department Part-tne lecturer
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Committee career (4):
2022/03 - 2022/09 The Japanese Association for South Asian Studies (JASAS) The Japanese Association for South Asian Studies, Board member of Election Management Committee
2020/10 - 2022/09 The Japanese Association for South Asian Studies Member of the Future Vision Review Committee
2018/10 - 2022/09 日本南アジア学会 常務理事
2016/09 - 2018/06 日本南アジア学会 30周年記念大会企画委員
Association Membership(s) (3):
THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
, JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR RELIGIOUS STUDIES
, JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES