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Okamitsu Nobuko

Okamitsu Nobuko
Affiliation and department:
Other affiliations (2):
  • Tohoku Gakuin University  Institute for General Research on European Culture 
  • 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
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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
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MISC (18):
  • 山下 博司, 遠藤 康, 平野 久仁子, 井上 貴子, 野火 杏子, 荒井 俊也, 竹村 嘉晃, 岡光 信子. 第3回シンポジウム 南アジアにおける表象と身体. 南アジア研究. 2020. 2018. 30. 121-126
  • 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
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Books (8):
  • Away from Home: Immigrants' Identity in Cross-cultural Settings.
    Gold Rich Reliable Sdn Bhd 2023
  • World Social Welfare Yearbook 2023
    2023 ISBN:9784845118571
  • Indian home cooking made with 5 spices
    2022
  • New Edition Encyclopedia of India
    2016 ISBN:9784490108798
  • Asian Religions and Social Capital
    2012 ISBN:9784750337319
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Works (10):
  • Sacred Ganges River "God animals"
    Nobuko Okamitsu 2018 -
  • Omnibus Holy Ganges River
    Nobuko Okamitsu 2008 -
  • Sacred Ganges River "The Secret of the Birth of Yoga"
    Nobuko Okamitsu 2008 -
  • Sacred Ganges River "Toward a Faraway Source"
    Nobuko Okamitsu 2008 -
  • ヴィンセント・B.ウイルソン「タミル映画におけるフォークロア-文化的流用と誤伝達-」 単著 トヨタ財団『国際シンポジウム異文化理解と映像メディア-アジアの問題を中心に-(報告要旨および資料集)』
    岡光信子 2000 -
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Education (1):
  • 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
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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
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