Research on the Brazilian Popular Culture : Focusing on Religion

今年，我们努力整理去年收集的资料，召开学习会，撰写文章，并将这些文章翻译成葡萄牙语。来自巴西的americo Pellegrini Filho应邀与成员们一起检查葡萄牙语文章。Nakamaki研究了印度-巴西宗教、日本宗教以及隆多尼亚和阿克里东北部和南部地区的流行文化。他的一篇文章被翻译成了《Mutacos Conporporaneas de Religios Japan as：Prinalmente Budismo no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos》。Arai参加了累西腓的一个狂欢节，并考察了它的组织，特别是马拉卡图。他的文章题为《巴西黑人的信仰和信仰》。Furuya在马拉尼昂的一个黑人社区进行了一项研究，并与亚马逊的其他地区进行了比较，重点是非洲裔巴西邪教的交易和占有。他写了一篇相当长的文章，题为《在‘Amszonia’中的Umbanding：‘融入’巴西？‘》，其节本被翻译成葡萄牙语。americo Pellegrini正在撰写两篇关于Tiete的Festa do Divino和东南部地区的Folia de Reis等节日的文章。Alberto Ikeda根据他在Goias的研究写了一篇文章《Folias de Reis，Sambas do Povo》。Miyao正在准备写一本关于日本殖民地在亚马逊的文化的书。这个项目打算用葡萄牙语出版一本书，书名叫《在不久的将来文化流行无巴西：抵抗，Inovao e Criacao》。

This year, we endeavred to arrange data collected last year, held study meetings, wrote articles, and translated these articles into Portuguese. Americo Pellegrini Filho was invited from Brazil to check the articles in Portuguese with the members.Nakamaki researched into Indio-Brazilian religion, Japanese religion, and popular culture of northeastern and southern regions in Rondonia and Acre. One of his articles has been translated as "Mutacoes Contemporaneas de Religioes Japonesas : Principalmente Budismo no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos."Arai participated in a carnival in Recife and looked into its organization, especially Maracatu. His article is entitled "O Carnaval do Recife e a Formacao do Folclore Negro no Brasil."Furuya carried out a research in a black community in Maranhao and compared with other regions of Amazonia, focusing on transe and possession of Afro-Brazilian cults. He wrote a rather long article entitled "Umbandization in 'Amszonia' : 'Integration' into Brazil?", and its abridged version was translated into Portuguese.Americo Pellegrini is writing two articles on festivals such as Festa do Divino in Tiete and Folia de Reis in the southeastern region. Alberto Ikeda has written an article "Folias de Reis, Sambas do Povo" based on his research in Goias. Miyao is preparing to write about the culture of Japanese colonies in Amazonia.This project intends to publish a book in Portugues entitled "Cultura Popular no Brasil : Resistencia, Inovacao e Criacao in the nearest future.