Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (1988) award
Takao Yamagata
やまがた たかお
Yamagata Takao
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-01-03 （Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- religious anthropologist, university professor, university president, translator, essayist
- Active Years
- 1956-
- Affiliations
- Tohoku University (lecturer), Miyagi Gakuin Women's University (professor, president, professor emeritus)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Religious Studies | — | — | Japan |
Tohoku University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Religious Studies
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral program (graduate school)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Japan Essayist Club Award | The Desert Monastery | — | Japan Essayist Club | winner |
Japan Essayist Club Award
1988
Work:
The Desert Monastery
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Desert Monastery
1987 essays / religious studiesAn essay collection reflecting on monastic life in desert settings and the relationship between religion and community.
monasticismreligious practicecommunity
Origins of the Bible
1976 religious studies / academicAn introductory study outlining the historical background and transmission structures behind the formation of the Bible.
biblical studiestraditionhistorical analysis
The Birth of Jesus the Healing God
1981 religious studies / historyExamines the formation of the image of Jesus and the historical background of healing beliefs associated with him.
image of Jesushealing beliefreligious history
The Last Supper of the Dead and the Living
2000 essay / memoirA collection of essays with autobiographical elements, reflecting on memory of the dead and practices of memorialization.
memory of the deadcommemorationpersonal history
Memories of the Black Sea — Listening to the Voices of the Dead
2013 anthropology / field studyFieldwork report that considers memory and society through narratives of the dead.
narratives of the deadmemoryritual
Bibliography
- The White Mountains of Lebanon: Gods of the Ancient Mediterranean
- Origins of the Bible
- The Birth of Jesus the Healing God
- Bible Stories
- The Desert Monastery
- Mini Encyclopedia of the Bible
- Lost Landscapes: Records of Japanese-Canadian Fishermen
- The Last Supper of the Dead and the Living
- Mysteries of the Cult of the Virgin Mary: Anthropology of 'Invisible Religion'
- Memories of the Black Sea — Listening to the Voices of the Dead
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly yet accessible essayistic proseethnographic, fieldwork-based descriptionintegration of historical sources and fieldwork
- Recurring Motifs
- death and memoryreligious ritualrelations between community and individual
Legacy
A scholar and writer who introduced biblical studies and ritual research from an anthropological perspective to a general audience. Contributed to university education and preservation of regional cultural memory.
Trivia
- Born January 3, 1932 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
- Won the Japan Essayist Club Award in 1988 for The Desert Monastery.
- Graduated from Tohoku University; served as professor and president at Miyagi Gakuin Women's University and is professor emeritus.
- Produced numerous translations and co-authored works; many writings focus on the Bible and religious rituals.