#沖浦和光 #「悪所」の民俗誌

**人間国宝、社会学者 沖浦和光の活躍**
* **「被差別部落を歴史に還元する思想家」**
沖浦和光（1927-2015）は、日本の社会学者、民俗学者。桃山学院大学名誉教授で、専攻は芸術論、社会思想史、比較文化論。マルクス主義的民族論や被差別部落、マルクス主義的民族論などの研究を行った。
生前は極左派の学生運動の指導者としても活躍し、その後は桃山学院大学で教授を務め、日本の歴史と文化に対する新しい視点を提案した。被差別部落や漂泊民、ハンセン病等に関連する研究を行い、「天皇家のルーツは朝鮮だ」という説に反対し、アナール学派の方法論に近づいた。
著書『竹の民俗誌』で、サンカが徳川時代後期の飢饉の時に生まれたとする説を提示した。被差別部落・漂泊民を研究対象として、その歴史を記述し、アナール学派の方法論と類似している。
沖浦和光は2012年に松本治一郎賞を受賞。2015年7月8日に88歳で亡くなりました。
**Q＆A**
Q：何をされた方ですか？
A：被差別部落や漂泊民、ハンセン病などに対する歴史的還元と理解に貢献したことです。
Q：有名な作品は何ですか？
A：著書『竹の民俗誌』が有名で、この本ではサンカが徳川時代後期の飢饉の時に生まれたとする説を提示しています。
English Summary
**Activities of Living National Treasure and Sociologist Kazumitsu Okiura**
* **"A Thinker Who Restores the Discriminated Buraku to History"**
Kazumitsu Okiura (1927-2015) was a Japanese sociologist and folklorist. He was an emeritus professor at Momoyama Gakuin University, specializing in art theory, the history of social thought, and comparative cultural theory. He conducted research on Marxist ethnic theory, discriminated Buraku communities, and other related topics.
During his lifetime, he was also active as a leader in the far-left student movement, and later served as a professor at Momoyama Gakuin University, where he proposed new perspectives on Japanese history and culture. He conducted research related to discriminated Buraku communities, nomadic people, and Hansen's disease, opposed the theory that "the imperial family has its roots in Korea," and approached the methodology of the Annales School.
In his book "Bamboo Folklore," he presented the theory that the Sanka originated during a famine in the late Tokugawa period. His research focused on discriminated Buraku communities and nomadic people, describing their history, and shared similarities with the methodology of the Annales School.
Kazumitsu Okiura received the Matsumoto Jiichiro Award in 2012. He passed away on July 8, 2015, at the age of 88.
**Q&A**
Q: What was he known for?
A: He contributed to the historical restoration and understanding of discriminated Buraku communities, nomadic people, Hansen's disease, and other related topics.
Q: What are his famous works?
A: He is famous for his book "Bamboo Folklore," in which he proposes the theory that the Sanka originated during a famine in the late Tokugawa period.
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