ジャワの「台所」に見る社会関係 : 噂話ともめごとの事例から

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This paper re-examines the definition of "local group", or "neighbor", in Java. Former studies of Southeast Asia tend to emphasize loose social structure and dyadic social relations. In Java, rituals are held by inviting neighbors to the host family's residence, usually for rites of passage. Neighbor women participate in rewang practice by helping to prepare for rituals mainly by cooking. Rewang has much effect on social relations, especially among neighbors through gossip. It is also an important occasion for mutual help based on the reciprocity rule, which creates and maintains social relations among neighbors. This paper presents a case study of conflict between two women that arose from a catering business and ended up with the segregation of one of the women from her neighbors. The description is mainly based on fieldwork I conducted in central Java over a period of 22 months between 2001 and 2003. Iri (envy or jealousy) relates to this case between neighbors, who believe they should be equal socially. Gossip and actions based on iri feelings are aimed toward the equalization of neighbors. From analysis of this conflict case, we can also see the existence of common feelings among neighbors. Thus social relations are not merely based on dyadic relations, as former studies have pointed out. This feeling of neighborhood is created and maintained through the mutual-help network.
日本生活学会の論文
2006-09-30