The Etiquette of the"Uncivilized":

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  • 「非文明」の作法
  • Prehistoric Research in the Northeast of the Japanese Archipelago
  • 日本列島東北部の先史時代研究から

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In prehistoric research, a view that evaluates the relative merits of diachronic as well as synchronic diversity has a strong probability of remaining even if it does not reveal the past. There are always regions that do not fit such evaluations and it is still a major unresolved problem as to how one should consider the history of such regions while excluding prejudice, discrimination and one-sided interpretations. Here I summarize an etiquette for discourse on the "uncivilized" and note points that differ from research on "civilization".<BR>The first point in approaching the "uncivilized" is how to distance oneself from the framework of the history of a particular nation. Furthermore, against the wide acceptance of a history centered on "civilization", a critical stance is needed which questions theory that only fits with "civilization". Without such a stance, it is very difficult to derive a fair historical interpretation of the "uncivilized" which is buried in a viewpoint centered on "civilization".<BR>When considering the "uncivilized", it is important to pay sufficient attention to the quantitative as well as the qualitative aspects of material culture, and to derive interpretations not based on the genealogy of objects, but which include analyses of practical and social function within each location and chronological stage. Such analyses can also be used for "civilization", but it is particularly important to take sufficient care to consider them when examining the "uncivilized".

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  • CRID
    1390001205317936000
  • NII Article ID
    130003440454
  • DOI
    10.11215/nihonkokogaku1994.11.18_149
  • ISSN
    18837026
    13408488
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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    Disallowed

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