The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

Staff Members

SAITO Akira
SAITO AkiraSAITO Akira
Department of Advanced Studies in Anthropology・Associate Professor
Research specialization
Individual Research Projects
  • The Impact of the Resettlement Policy on Native Society in Spanish South America
Personal website [9 Apr 2012 updated]

Academic Qualifications:

  • M.A. Univ. of Tokyo 1991
  • B.A. Kyoto Univ. 1988

Research Topics:

Studies on the transformation of the native societies and cultures of South America since the European conquest

Geographical Areas of Interest:

Latin America, Bolivia, Moxos

Ethnic Groups:

Mojos, Mojeños, Trinitarios

Discipline:

Cultural anthropology, Latin American studies

Publications:

2007
Creation of Indian Republics in Spanish South America. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology. 31 (4): 443–477.
2006
Arte y conversión cristiana en las misiones jesuíticas de Mojos y Chiquitos. Anuario de Estudios Bolivianos, Archivísticos y Bibliográficos. 12: 581–609.
2006
Art and Christian Conversion in the Jesuit Missions on the Spanish South American Frontier. In Y. Sugimoto (ed.) Anthropological Studies of Christianity and Civilization, pp.171–201. Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology.
2005
Usos del documento y cambios sociales en la historia de Bolivia. In C. L. Beltrán y A. Saito (eds.) Senri Ethnological Studies 68. Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology.
2005
Las misiones y la administración del documento: El caso de Mojos, siglos XVIII-XX. En C. L. Beltrán y A. Saito (eds.) Usos del documento y cambios sociales en la historia de Bolivia, pp.27–72. Osaka: National Museum of Ethnology.
2004
The Cult of the Dead and the Subversion of State Justice in Moxos, Lowland Bolivia. Journal of Latin American Lore 22 (2): 167–196.
2004
Del impreso al manuscrito: El documento y las prácticas religiosas en las misiones jesuíticas de Mojos. En Acta del XI Congreso de FIEALC 2003, CD-ROM 090201, pp.1–23. Osaka: El Comité Organizador del XI Congreso de FIEALC 2003.
2003
“Development as Experiment: A Twofold Approach in the Era of Post-Development.”Reframing Development: Post-Development, Globalization, and the Human Condition, 9 April, 2009, The Global Collaboration Center, Osaka University.
1997
La conquista de la historia: La extirpación de la idolatría y la transformación de la conciencia histórica en los Andes. Anuario del Archivo y Biblioteca Nacionales de Bolivia, pp.49–71.