KAWANISHI Eriko
Staff Members
KAWANISHI Eriko
Assistant Professor
Center for Cultural Resource Studies
| Research Specialization | Cultural Anthropology, Religious Studies |
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| Individual Research Projects | An Anthropological Study of Alternative Spirituality and Religion |
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Academic Qualifications
- B.A. Chiba University 2005
- M.A. Kyoto University 2007
- Ph. D Kyoto University 2013
Research Specialization
Pagan Studies, Study of Contemporary “Magic” in the UK
Current Research Topics
- Paganism and Globalisation (Western countries and Japan)
- Current Mediums and the Change of their Practice (UK)
- Spiritual Tourism and Healing (UK)
Research Keywords
Paganism, Witchcraft, Goddess Movement, Sacred Sites, Glastonbury, Mediums, Spiritualism
Selected Publications
| 2022 | “Overview of Majo, Western Witches, in Contemporary Japan,”ASRR (Alternative Spirituality and Religious Review) 12(2): 211-224 |
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| 2022 | “Special Editor’s Introduction: Contemporary Spirituality in Japan,”ASRR (Alternative Spirituality and Religious Review) 12(2): 171-173 |
| 2021 | “After Fieldwork: Vestiges in/from a Fieldworker,” eds. by Gaku Kajimaru, Caitlin Coker, and Kazuhiro Kazama, An Anthropology of Ba: Place and Performance Co-emerging, Kyoto: Kyoto University Press, pp.158-176 |