Osaragi Jiro Award
1回登壇
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第8回（1981年） award
Kinya Abe
あべ きんや
Abe Kinya
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1935-02-19 （Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan）
- 死没
- 2006-09-04 （Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan） 71歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 宗教
- Catholicism
- 居住地歴
- Chiyoda, Tokyo (birthplace) → Kamakura (childhood) → Nakano / Nerima, Tokyo (school years) → Bonn / Göttingen, West Germany (research stay) → Shinjuku, Tokyo (place of death)
経歴
- 職業
- Historian, University professor, University president, Translator, Author
- 活動期間
- 1958年〜2006年
- 所属
- Hitotsubashi University, Otaru University of Commerce, Tokyo Keizai University, Kyoritsu Women's University, Kyoritsu Women's Junior College, National Museum of Ethnology (collaborating researcher)
- 所属団体
- National Association of National Universities (vice-chair / chair), University Standards Association (vice-chair), National Institution for Academic Degrees (chair, university evaluation committee)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Uehara Senroku, Masuda Shiro, Amino Yoshihiko
- 影響を与えた人物
- Kurokawa Tomofumi, Dohi Tsuneyuki, Satsuma Hidenobu, Hansai Noriko, Mori Yoshihito
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitotsubashi University | Faculty of Economics | — | — | — | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School (Social Sciences) | Graduate School | Graduate School of Social Sciences | 文学修士 | 1958-1960 | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School (Social Sciences) | Graduate School (doctoral program) | Graduate School of Social Sciences | — | 1960-1963 | Japan |
Hitotsubashi University
Faculty of Economics
卒業年:
1958
国:
Japan
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School (Social Sciences)
Graduate School
/ Graduate School of Social Sciences
学位:
文学修士
期間:
1958-1960
卒業年:
1960
国:
Japan
Completed master's program
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School (Social Sciences)
Graduate School (doctoral program)
/ Graduate School of Social Sciences
期間:
1960-1963
卒業年:
1963
国:
Japan
Withdrew from doctoral program after earning credits
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Suntory Academic Award | Travelers in the Middle Ages | — | Suntory Foundation for the Arts | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Ōbutsu Jirō Prize | From the Window of the Middle Ages | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Japan Translation Culture Award | Till Eulenspiegel's Pleasant Pranks (translation) | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Suntory Academic Award
1980
対象作品:
Travelers in the Middle Ages
主催:
Suntory Foundation for the Arts
結果:
受賞
Ōbutsu Jirō Prize
1981
対象作品:
From the Window of the Middle Ages
結果:
受賞
Japan Translation Culture Award
1990
対象作品:
Till Eulenspiegel's Pleasant Pranks (translation)
結果:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1997
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Pied Piper of Hamelin: Legend and Its World
1974年 History (social history, folklore studies)Examines the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin through sources and local history, discussing the relationship between popular traditions and medieval European society.
legendmedieval Europepopular culturelocal history
The Social History of Executioners: Everyday Life in Medieval Europe
1978年 History (social history)Through the roles of executioners and punitive institutions in medieval Europe, this social-historical study depicts everyday life and social structures of common people.
punishmentlaw and orderpopular lifemedieval society
Travelers in the Middle Ages: Sketches of European Popular Life
1979年 History (social history)From the viewpoint of common people, sketches the life, movement, and exchanges in medieval Europe, portraying regional lives and cultures based on sources.
mobilityexchangepopular historyeveryday culture
From the Window of the Middle Ages
1981年 History (essays & commentary)An essay collection that revisits historical thinking and methodology through concrete medieval cases, written for a broad readership.
historical thinkingmethodologymedieval studiespopular exposition
The Universe of Medieval Outcasts: A Journey to Europe's Origins
1987年 History (social history)Reassesses medieval society from the perspective of outcasts and marginalized people, approaching foundational aspects of European society.
outcastsmarginalizationsocial structureEuropean history
全著作
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin: Legend and Its World
- The Late Medieval World of Germany: A Study of the Teutonic Order
- The Social History of Executioners: Everyday Life in Medieval Europe
- Travelers in the Middle Ages: Sketches of European Popular Life
- From the Window of the Middle Ages
- Under the Stars of the Middle Ages
- The Universe of Medieval Outcasts: A Journey to Europe's Origins
- What Is 'Sekken' (the concept of 'seken')
- Collected Works of Kinya Abe (10 volumes)
- Autobiography of Kinya Abe
作家による翻訳
- Till Eulenspiegel's Pleasant Pranks (translation)
- The Solitude and Freedom of the University (translation)
- The Memoirs of the Wandering Student Platter (translation)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Clear, accessible proseBalances scholarly rigor with public-facing expositionEmphasis on sources and local/human-scale descriptions
- 頻出モチーフ
- Analysis of 'seken' (social milieu)Everyday life of medieval commonersRelationship between legend and popular cultureLaw, punishment, and daily life
健康
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Kidney disease晩年Continued research and writing while undergoing dialysis.
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Acute heart failure (cause of death)2006-09-04Died of acute heart failure in 2006.
評価・遺産
Introduced the social history of medieval Germany and Europe to Japanese scholarship, pioneering research into legends and popular life. Known for his original discussions of the concept of 'seken' in Japanese society and for accessible writings; he also left a mark on higher education administration.
記念館・博物館
- Hitotsubashi University Library Exhibition 'Kinya Abe and the Renewal of Historical Studies' Hitotsubashi University Library (Kunitachi, Tokyo) 2007年開館
関連学会
- National Association of National Universities
- National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education
資料所蔵先
- Hitotsubashi University Library (Kinya Abe related materials)
- Hitotsubashi University Archives
豆知識
- Served as president of Hitotsubashi University (1992–1998).
- Well known for dialogues and collaborative work with Amino Yoshihiko; the friendship extended to family ties.
- In later years continued writing while receiving dialysis for kidney disease.