Eiichiro Ishida - Ishida Eiichiro

Cultural anthropologist. After the Second World War, he established the Department of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Tokyo, and worked hard to promote research, education, and dissemination of cultural anthropology at Tohoku University, Saitama University, the Japanese Society of Ethnology, and other institutions, laying the foundation for the development of cultural anthropology in Japan. He also made many achievements in the theoretical study of culture and Japanese cultural theory. Born in Osaka as the grandson of Baron Ishida Eikichi (1839-1901), he went on to Tokyo Prefectural Fourth Middle School, First High School, and Kyoto Imperial University (Faculty of Economics). His research on Marxism and his closeness to communists violated the Peace Preservation Law, and he was imprisoned for six years (1928-1934). After his release, he studied at the University of Vienna, where he studied ethnology, and returned to China (Northwest Institute) when the war ended. As a professor at the University of Tokyo (1951-1964), he was involved in the establishment and operation of the university's specialized cultural anthropology course. He later worked at Tohoku University and Saitama University, and became president of Tama Art University in April 1968, passing away in November of the same year. He wrote "Cultural Anthropology Notes" in 1967. His other works include "Thoughts on the Kappa Komahiki" (1948) and "Momotaro's Mother" (1956).

[Yoshio Onuki November 19, 2018]

"Complete Works of Eiichiro Ishida, 8 volumes (1970-1972 / New edition, 1977, 1978, Chikuma Shobo)" ▽ "Ishida Eiichiro, edited by Masao Yamaguchi (included in Japanese Folk Culture Series 8, 1979, Kodansha)"

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文化人類学者。第二次世界大戦後、東京大学文化人類学教室の開設をはじめ、東北大学、埼玉大学、日本民族学会などにおいて、文化人類学の研究、教育、普及に尽力、日本の文化人類学発展の基礎固めをした。文化の理論的研究や日本文化論でも多くの業績を残している。男爵石田英吉（1839―1901）の孫として大阪に生まれ、東京府立四中、一高、京都帝国大学（経済学部）に進む。マルクス主義の研究、共産主義者たちへの接近が治安維持法に触れ、6年間（1928～1934）禁錮刑に服した。出所後、ウィーン大学に留学、民族学を修め、中国（西北研究所）で終戦を迎え、帰国。東京大学教授（1951～1964）として、同大学の文化人類学の専門コースの創設と運営に従事、のち東北大学、埼玉大学を経て1968年4月多摩美術大学学長、同年11月死去。1967年に『文化人類学ノート』を著す。著書はほかに『河童駒引考』（1948）、『桃太郎の母』（1956）などがある。

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『『石田英一郎全集』全8巻（1970～1972／新装版・1977、1978・筑摩書房）』▽『山口昌男編著『石田英一郎』（『日本民俗文化大系　8』所収・1979・講談社）』

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