KUDO Sakura
Staff Members
KUDO Sakura
| Research Specialization | Religious Anthropology, Anthropology of expressive culture; Nepal, Newar, food and culinary |
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| Individual Research Projects | An Anthropological Study of Religion on the Dynamics and Changes in the Ritual Culture of the Newar, Nepal. |
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Academic Qualifications
- B. A. Miyagi-gakuin Women’s University, 2009
- M.A. Tohoku University, 2013
- Ph.D. Tohoku University, 2019
- Project Researcher, Center for Northeast Asian Studies Disaster Humanities Unit, 2019-2020
- JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists PD, 2020-2023
- Liberal Arts Communicator, CIR at the National Institute for the Humanities / Project Assistant Professor, National Museum of Ethnology, 2024-
Research Specialization
Religious Anthropology, Anthropology of expressive culture; Nepal, Newar, food and culinary
Current Research Topics
- Anthropological study of the ritual practice and changes in the Newar society
- Comparative research on ethnographic materials related to livelihood and spiritual practices
- Practical research on the use of materials from the Minpaku in collaboration with social cooperation projects
Research Keywords
Nepal, Newar, puberty ritual, fermented food
Publications (English publications only)
| 2020 | Textual Education of Women: Theravada and Anagārikās in Contemporary Nepal, The Centre for the Study of Contemporary India, Ryukoku University, pp.1-29 (ISBN 978-4-904945-73-5) |
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| 2020 | Kubota, Hiromichi, Dangol, Nabin eds., Intangible Cultural Heritage in Khokana: Festivals and Annual Events in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Prosperities, March 2020 (co-researcher) |
| 2019 | The First Menstruation Ritual and “Theravada” in Contemporary Newar Society(dissertation in Japanese, No. 11301 A 18391) |