Okinoshima, World Heritage, and the Exclusion of Women in Modern Japan

德维特博士的项目重点是将冲绳岛和慕纳多神社(实际上是位于九州北部的三座神社)改造成世界遗产。特别是，这是对古代历史和做法在当代背景下的使用情况的调查，特别是在与妇女被排斥有关的情况下。通过详细的历史和民族志分析，这次调查有时间和地点的依据。这笔赠款主要用于进行田野调查，获取材料和设备，参加展览，并在国内和国际场所介绍研究。DeWitt以日语和英语在日本的一系列场所展示了这项研究，并在国际期刊和编辑的卷册上发表了这项研究。这些努力的结果将有助于保护靖国神社的重要历史，同时也揭示了女性被排斥的模糊历史，以及在文化和宗教遗产的背景下如何部署和挑战这一问题。

Dr. DeWitt's project focused on the transformation of Okinoshima and Munakata Shrine (actually a group of three shrines located in northern Kyushu) into a World Heritage site. In particular, this was an investigation into the use of ancient histories and practices in contemporary contexts, especially as related to women’s exclusion. The investigation was grounded in time and place through detailed historical and ethnographic analysis.The grant was used primarily to conduct fieldwork, acquire materials and equipment, attend exhibitions, and present research at domestic and international venues.Dr. DeWitt presented this research at a range of venues in Japan, in both Japanese and English, and published in international journals and edited volumes.The results of these efforts will help preserve the important histories of the shrines while also shedding new light on the murky historicity of women’s exclusion and the ways it is deployed and challenged in the context of cultural and religious heritage.