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第45回（2002年） excellent work
Reiji Ando
あんどう れいじ
Ando Reiji
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1967-06-15 （Tokyo, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Literary critic, Editor, University professor
- 所属
- Tama Art University, Institute for Anthropology of Art and Design, Tama Art University, Faculty of Art — Professor, Department of Art Studies
- 影響を受けた人物
- Shinobu Orikuchi, Shinichi Nakazawa, Takaaki Yoshimoto
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Archaeology (specialized course) | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department)
Faculty of Letters (First Department)
/ Archaeology (specialized course)
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (Criticism category) | The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi | 評論部門 | Gunzo (Kodansha) | 優秀作 |
| 2006 | Art Encouragement Prize — New Artist | The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi | 新人賞 | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Oe Kenzaburo Prize | Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Ito Sei Literary Prize | Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Kadokawa Foundation Academic Award | Shinobu Orikuchi | — | Kadokawa Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Suntory Academic Award | Shinobu Orikuchi | — | Suntory Foundation | 受賞 |
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize (Criticism category)
2002
対象作品:
The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi
部門:
評論部門
主催:
Gunzo (Kodansha)
結果:
優秀作
Art Encouragement Prize — New Artist
2006
対象作品:
The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi
部門:
新人賞
主催:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
結果:
受賞
Oe Kenzaburo Prize
2009
対象作品:
Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature
結果:
受賞
Ito Sei Literary Prize
2009
対象作品:
Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature
結果:
受賞
Kadokawa Foundation Academic Award
2015
対象作品:
Shinobu Orikuchi
主催:
Kadokawa Cultural Foundation
結果:
受賞
Suntory Academic Award
2015
対象作品:
Shinobu Orikuchi
主催:
Suntory Foundation
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
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第56回（2006年） award
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第20回（2009年） award
Oe Kenzaburo Award
1回登壇
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第3回（2009年） award
作品
代表作
The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi
2004年 Literary criticismA critical study of Shinobu Orikuchi that reads Japanese literature through mythic, folkloric, and religious perspectives.
mythfolkloreShinobu OrikuchiJapanese literature
Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature
2008年 Literary criticismAn essay collection that uses motifs of light and mandala to examine Japanese literature from the modern to contemporary periods.
Japanese literaturemodern literaturesymbolism
Spirit Beasts: The Conclusion to 'The Book of the Dead'
2009年 Critical essayA concluding volume of essays on 'The Book of the Dead', probing spirituality and concepts of death and life.
death and lifespiritualityfolklore
Shinobu Orikuchi
2014年 Biography / Scholarly studyA comprehensive study reexamining Orikuchi's life and intellectual and literary significance.
Shinobu Orikuchibiographyfolklore studies
Jomon Theory
2022年 Intellectual history / EssaysAn essay collection that reconsiders Japanese intellectual history and views of nature starting from the Jomon period.
Jomon periodintellectual historycultural history
Kukai
2025年 Biography / Scholarly studyA scholarly study on Kukai's thought and religious activities.
KukaiBuddhismreligious thought
全著作
- The Struggle of the Gods: On Shinobu Orikuchi
- On Modernity: Archives of an Age of Crisis
- Mandala of Light: Essays on Japanese Literature
- Spirit Beasts: The Conclusion to 'The Book of the Dead'
- Place and Musubi: Intellectual History of Modern Japan
- Land of Twilight
- Books of Festival: On the Zero of Expression
- Shinobu Orikuchi
- Daisetsu (Suzuki Daisetsu)
- Archipelago Festival Theory
- Labyrinth and the Universe
- Takaaki Yoshimoto: What War Means to the Intellectual
- Minakata Kumagusu: Life and Spirituality
- Jomon Theory
- Toshihiko Izutsu: Philosophy of Origins
- Offerings to the Dead
- Kukai
作風・主題
- 文体
- interdisciplinary inquiryhistorical and textual criticismphilosophical and religious perspectives
- 頻出モチーフ
- mythfestivaldeath and spiritsfolklore
評価・遺産
Reiji Ando is a literary critic and scholar known for his studies of Shinobu Orikuchi and research in Japanese literary and intellectual history. As a professor at Tama Art University, he has contributed to education and research, won multiple major literary and academic awards, and served as a bridge between academia and general readers.
豆知識
- Born in Tokyo in 1967.
- Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department), specialized in archaeology.
- Worked as an editor at Kawade Shobo Shinsha before pursuing a career as a literary critic.
- Professor at Tama Art University and known for scholarship on Shinobu Orikuchi.
- Won the Kadokawa Foundation Academic Award and the Suntory Academic Award for his book 'Shinobu Orikuchi'.