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Author Permatasari, Perwira Annissa Dyah| Mentari, Mustika| Kinari, Safira Adine| Aung, Soe Thandar| Funabiki, Nobuo| Kyaw, Htoo Htoo Sandi| Wai, Khaing Hsu|
Keywords Java programming learning JPLAS JUnit code writing problem plagiarism Levenshtein distance threshold IQR AI-generated
Published Date 2025-12-26
Publication Title Analytics
Volume volume5
Issue issue1
Publisher MDPI AG
Start Page 2
ISSN 2813-2203
Content Type Journal Article
language English
OAI-PMH Set 岡山大学
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DOI 10.3390/analytics5010002
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Author Zhu, Zihao| Funabiki, Nobuo| Sandi Kyaw, Htoo Htoo| Kotama, I Nyoman Darma| Pradhana, Anak Agung Surya| Rahmadani, Alfiandi Aulia| Noprianto|
Keywords IoT MQTT protocol AI-assisted learning exercise-based education Python programming docker learning platform
Published Date 2025-12-18
Publication Title Electronics
Volume volume14
Issue issue24
Publisher MDPI AG
Start Page 4967
ISSN 2079-9292
Content Type Journal Article
language English
OAI-PMH Set 岡山大学
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DOI 10.3390/electronics14244967
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JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/70075
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Author Wakatsuki, Shinya| Sakamoto, Shinya| Ueno, Akiko| Namba, Takaomi| Yamamoto, Yorito| Matsumoto, Manabu| Iwata, Jun| Okabayashi, Takehiro|
Abstract Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and extensive peritoneal dissemination generally have a poor prognosis and are often resistant to systemic therapy. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman with HCC and massive peritoneal dissemination who presented with malignant ascites requiring repeated cell-free and concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy and peritoneovenous shunt placement, as well as malignant pleural effusion requiring pleurodesis. Combined immunotherapy with durvalumab/tremelimumab was initiated;however, disease progression was observed after three treatment courses, prompting a switch to lenvatinib therapy. Two months after initiation of lenvatinib, CT imaging demonstrated complete disappearance of arterial enhancement in the primary hepatic lesion, along with reduction in the size of peritoneal dissemination nodules. Thirteen months after switching to lenvatinib (16 months after the initial diagnosis), the alpha-fetoprotein level continued to decrease, and the disease remained stable under treatment. Despite the extremely high tumor burden, lenvatinib achieved disease stabilization and symptomatic improvement.
Keywords diagnostic laparoscopy hepatocellular carcinoma peritoneal dissemination lenvatinib
Amo Type Case Report
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2026-02
Volume volume80
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 69
End Page 74
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Copyright Ⓒ 2026 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 41748152
Web of Science KeyUT 001712986800001
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/70074
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Author Takasu, Eri| Shiode, Yusuke| Kindo, Hiroya| Kimura, Shuhei| Hosokawa, Mio| Matoba, Ryo| Kanzaki, Yuki| Morita, Tetsuro| Adachi, Takuya| Otsuka, Motoyuki| Morizane, Yuki|
Abstract A 77-year-old man undergoing treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) presented with blurred vision in his right eye, persisting for 2 months. Slit-lamp microscopy and fundus examination revealed inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber, severe vitreous opacities, and retinal vasculitis in the right eye. The patient underwent vitreous surgery with biopsy, and vitreous cytology confirmed a metastatic intraocular tumor originating from the HCC. Radiotherapy was administered to the right eye, with no recurrence of intraocular inflammation observed at 10 months post-irradiation.
Keywords metastatic intraocular tumor hepatocellular carcinoma panuveitis uveitis masquerade syndrome
Amo Type Case Report
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2026-02
Volume volume80
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 63
End Page 67
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Copyright Ⓒ 2026 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 41748151
Web of Science KeyUT 001712997700001
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/70073
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Author Akazawa, Hidemasa| Hagiya, Hideharu| Fukushima, Shinnosuke| Yamamoto, Shohei| Nakano, Yasuhiro| Otsuka, Fumio|
Abstract In Japan, antiviral agents for COVID-19 were freely available until September 2023 as part of national policy. This study evaluated changes in these agents’ prescribing patterns and the patient outcomes following the policy shift. We conducted a multicenter retrospective study at four hospitals in Japan’s Okayama and Kagawa prefectures from January 2022 to March 2024. The study period was divided into the public-expenditure phase (January 2022 to September 2023) and the post-expenditure phase (October 2023 to March 2024). We extracted the hospitalized patients’ clinical data from the electronic database. The study’s primary outcome was the antiviral prescription rate; the secondary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Among the 302 hospitalized patients (median age 85 years), 52.0% were classified as having a mild condition. Of the patients with mild conditions, 37.7% were diagnosed in outpatient settings prior to hospitalization. During the public-expenditure phase, 47.4% of the patients received antivirals as outpatients, mainly molnupiravir (80.9%). In the post-expenditure period, 80.0% of the patients were prescribed antivirals, mostly molnupiravir (91.7%). The antiviral prescription rate was significantly higher after the policy change. The overall in-hospital mortality was 15.8%, with no significant difference between the two periods (17.0% vs. 10.5%). Despite the termination of government funding, antiviral prescriptions remained frequent at community hospitals located in highly aging regions of western Japan such as Okayama and Kagawa prefectures. Mortality remains high among the elderly, highlighting the need for continued antiviral therapy and booster vaccinations.
Keywords coronavirus disease 2019 public expenditure prescribing pattern prognosis Japan
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2026-02
Volume volume80
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 55
End Page 62
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Copyright Ⓒ 2026 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 41748150
Web of Science KeyUT 001712994500007
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/70072
FullText URL 80_1_047.pdf
Author Eguchi, Yukiomi| Ushio, Soichiro| Irie, Keiichi| Yamashita, Yuta| Eguchi, Miyu| Nakano, Takafumi| Mishima, Kenichi|
Abstract Deregulation of cannabis use is gradually expanding in Europe and the United States. However, the biological processes driving tolerance to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis, remain unclear. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the mechanisms and time course of tolerance development and loss to Δ9-THC in mice. Male ICR mice (7 weeks old) were administered Δ9-THC once daily for 3 days and then divided into three groups according to the washout period (3-, 10-, and 17-day washout groups). After each washout, changes in body temperature and locomotor activity were measured following re-exposure to Δ9-THC. Furthermore, the mRNA expression levels of CB1 and CB2 receptors in the brain were evaluated using real-time PCR. On day 1, significant hypothermia and reduced spontaneous locomotor activity were observed in the Δ9-THC-treated mice compared with the vehicle-treated mice. Tolerance to the hypothermic and locomotor-suppressing effects of Δ9-THC developed on days 2 and 3, respectively, and dissipated after 3 and 11 days of washout, respectively. These differences in the rates of tolerance development and recovery may reflect distinct underlying mechanisms. No significant changes in receptor mRNA expression were observed. These findings highlight the complexity of Δ9-THC tolerance and its potential implications for long-term cannabis use.
Keywords delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol cannabis tolerance locomotor hypothermic
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2026-02
Volume volume80
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 47
End Page 54
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Copyright Ⓒ 2026 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 41748149
Web of Science KeyUT 001712994500006
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/70071
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Author Tezel, Nihal| Can, Aslı Gençay|
Abstract The study aimed to determine the prevalence of kinesiophobia in patients who had undergone lumbar microdiscectomy and to examine its associations with pain intensity, disability, quality of life, depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with surgery. Forty-eight patients with microdiscectomy and 48 healthy controls were enrolled. The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), Roland-Morris Disability Index (RMDI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A and HADS-D, respectively), and Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) were administered to both groups. The scores of TSK, RMDI, HADS-A, and HADS-D were significantly higher and SF-36 scores were significantly lower in the microdiscectomy than the control group (p<0.001 for all). In the microdiscectomy group, median (min-max) RMDI, HADS-A, and HADS-D scores were 19 (4-34), 10 (0-18), and 9 (0-18), respectively, in kinesiophobic patients, and were significantly higher than 6 (2-20), 3 (0-11), 2.5 (0-11) in non-kinesiophobic patients (all p<0.001). The median (min-max) SF-36 PCS, SF-36 MCS, and VAS scores for surgery satisfaction were 36.5 (8.7-75), 52.1 (11-95), 5, 5 (0-10), respectively, in kinesiophobic patients and were significantly lower than 71 (28-95), 85.5 (9-93), 8.5 (3-10) in non-kinesiophobic patients (all p<0.05). TSK scores were significantly correlated with RMDI, HADS-A, HADS-D, SF-36, and surgery satisfaction scores (all p<0.05). Kinesiophobic patients with lumbar microdiscectomy therefore showed greater disability and psychological morbidity, poorer quality of life, and lower satisfaction with surgery.
Keywords kinesiophobia microdiscectomy disability quality of life depression
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2026-02
Volume volume80
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 39
End Page 46
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Copyright Ⓒ 2026 by Okayama University Medical School
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PubMed ID 41748148
Web of Science KeyUT 001712994500005
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/70070
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Author Ishibashi, Kyota| Oishi, Hirotaka| Araki, Ryo| Kawamura, Kosuke| Sasaki, Isamu| Sasaki, Eiji| Kamada, Hikaru| Kogawa, Masakazu| Tanaka, Sunao| Numasawa, Takuya| Ishibashi, Yasuyuki|
Abstract We investigated global alignment changes following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and predictive alignment parameters for increased cup anteversion (CA) by retrospectively analyzing the primary THA data of 75 patients treated at our hospital (49 women, 26 men; age 65.1±5.7 years, BMI 28.3±3.4 kg/m2). Global alignment parameters, i.e., the anterior pelvic plane angle (APPa) and proximal femoral shaft angle (PFSa) and other alignment parameters were measured. CA was evaluated based on the patients’ standing coronal radiographs. ΔCA was defined as the difference in CA from 2 weeks before to 1 year after each THA. We classified the cases as stable (S) (CA < 10°; n=63) and pelvic retroversion (R) (CA ≥ 10°; n=12) groups. Associations between ΔCA and alignment parameters were evaluated by linear regression and a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. A significant decrease in the PFSa occurred between the 2-week and 1-year post-THA timepoints (7.8±4.3° vs. 4.2±3.6°, p<0.001), with no notable change in other alignment parameters. At 1-year post-THA, the CA of 12 (16%) patients had increased to 4.5±4.4°. Only the preoperative APPa was positively associated with ΔCA (β=0.165, p=0.020). The ROC analysis revealed that the optimal cut-off value for increased CA in the APPa is 2.1° (area under the curve, 0.700; p=0.020; odds ratio, 4.80). The APPa change predicted increased CA, which emphasizes the importance of the use of preoperative standing radiography for identifying the optimal cup positioning for post-THA changes in CA.
Keywords total hip arthroplasty global alignment anterior pelvic plane cup anteversion pelvic tilt
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2026-02
Volume volume80
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 31
End Page 37
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Copyright Ⓒ 2026 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 41748147
Web of Science KeyUT 001712994500004
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/70069
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Author Yano, Hideki| Takahata, Yoko| Yamaguchi, Takeshi| Saito, Shinya|
Abstract This study aimed to develop a scale enabling nurses to objectively evaluate their own stroke discharge support, as a basis for enhancing its overall effectiveness. A draft scale was created based on a literature review, and consisted of a 51-item, 5-point Likert-type questionnaire administered to ward nurses engaged in stroke discharge support at acute care hospitals. Factor analysis was performed to refine the scale. Construct validity was assessed using the known-groups method, and reliability was evaluated through internal consistency analysis. The resulting Stroke Discharge Support Evaluation Scale comprises 29 items across 5 factors, each rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Analysis of the data collected from 237 valid responses demonstrated good internal consistency and supported the scale’s construct validity. The Stroke Discharge Support Evaluation Scale is a reliable and valid tool enabling ward nurses in acute care hospitals to evaluate their own stroke discharge support.
Keywords stroke discharge support scale development
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2026-02
Volume volume80
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 17
End Page 30
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Copyright Ⓒ 2026 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 41748146
Web of Science KeyUT 001712994500003
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/70068
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Author Sugahara, Kentaro| Kondo, Takashi| Miyatake, Nobuyuki| Nishi, Hiroyuki| Ujike, Kazuhiro| Koumoto, Kiichi| Namio, Keiichi| Hishii, Shuhei| Katayama, Akihiko| Suzuki, Hiromi| Yamamoto, Yorimasa|
Abstract Appropriate treatments for chronic hemodialysis patients are a public health challenge in Japan. Sedentary behavior appears to be closely associated with these patients’ survival. We thus sought to develop a nomogram that predicts survival based on the duration of chronic hemodialysis patients’ sedentary behavior. One hundred twenty-four patients under chronic hemodialysis (73 men, 51 women, age 71.7±11.1 years) were enrolled in this cohort study. The patients wore a triaxial accelerometer that measured both their sedentary behavior, i.e., total sedentary behavior (minutes) and their maximum sedentary bouts (min) on non-hemodialysis days. We obtained the Kaplan-Meier curve and used the log-rank test and a Cox proportional hazards model to evaluate the relationship between the patients’ sedentary behavior and their survival. We also used a Cox proportional hazards model to develop a nomogram for the patients’ 5-year survival rate. Forty-six patients died during the follow-up period. When we stratified the patients by the medians of total sedentary behavior and maximum sedentary bouts, we observed significant between-group differences. After adjustment for confounding factors in a Cox proportional hazards model, total sedentary behavior and maximum sedentary bouts were identified as critical survival factors, and we generated a nomogram using an index of sedentary behavior. Our analysis results demonstrated that sedentary behavior on non-dialysis days was closely associated with the survival of the chronic hemodialysis patients, suggesting that a decrease in sedentary behavior would prolong their survival. The nomogram developed herein based on sedentary behavior may be useful for predicting the outcomes of chronic hemodialysis patients.
Keywords nomogram chronic hemodialysis sedentary behavior Cox proportional hazards model Kaplan- Meier curve
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2026-02
Volume volume80
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 9
End Page 16
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Copyright Ⓒ 2026 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 41748145
Web of Science KeyUT 001712994500002
JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/70067
FullText URL 80_1_001.pdf
Author Yamaoka, Hidenaru| Yoshida, Masashi| Sarashina, Toshihiro| Akagi, Satoshi| Miyoshi, Toru| Munemasa, Mitsuru| Nakamura, Kazufumi| Ito, Hiroshi| Yuasa, Shinsuke|
Abstract Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious complication in patients with cancer. In this population, the presence of thrombi is often assessed at cancer diagnosis by measuring D-dimer levels, which have high sensitivity but low specificity for identifying VTE at this clinical time point. However, the usefulness of D-dimer measurement during anticoagulation therapy has not been fully established, despite its widespread use. In this retrospective observational study, we investigated whether D-dimer measurement during anticoagulation therapy in cancer patients could predict overt VTE at follow-up. The study included patients who underwent D-dimer testing and contrast-enhanced computed tomography between 30 and 100 days after initiation of anticoagulation therapy. Eighty-two patients were included: 60 with cancer and 22 without. The diagnostic performance of D-dimer for overt VTE was as follows: sensitivity, 85.7%; specificity, 87.2%; positive predictive value, 78.3%; and negative predictive value, 89.2%. These findings suggest that D-dimer measurement at follow-up has high sensitivity and specificity for overt VTE in cancer patients and may aid in assessing thrombotic status. Clinically, if anticoagulation therapy is continued until D-dimer levels become negative, the absence of overt VTE could be inferred without additional invasive testing.
Keywords D-dimer venous thromboembolism cancer
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2026-02
Volume volume80
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 1
End Page 7
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders Copyright Ⓒ 2026 by Okayama University Medical School
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Refereed True
PubMed ID 41748144
Web of Science KeyUT 001712994500001
Title Alternative David Graeber Pirate enlightment, or the real Libertalia
JaLCDOI 10.18926/70066
FullText URL jdc_005_286.pdf
Author SAWAYAMA, Mikako|
Amo Type 新刊紹介 (New Book)
Publication Title Dynamics of Civilizations
Published Date 2026-03
Volume volume5
Publisher 岡山大学文明動態学研究所
Start Page 286
End Page 288
ISSN 2436-8326
Content Type Article
language Japanese
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Title Alternative OCHI Seiko Quantitative analysis of Northern Wei history
JaLCDOI 10.18926/70065
FullText URL jdc_005_279.pdf
Author HASEGAWA, Hirokazu|
Amo Type 書評 (Book Review)
Publication Title Dynamics of Civilizations
Published Date 2026-03
Volume volume5
Publisher 岡山大学文明動態学研究所
Start Page 279
End Page 285
ISSN 2436-8326
Content Type Article
language Japanese
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Title Alternative Letter from Itō Miyoji to Suematsu Kenchō, held by the Inukai Bokudō Memorial Museum
JaLCDOI 10.18926/70064
FullText URL jdc_005_273.pdf
Author MAEDA, Masayoshi|
Amo Type 資料紹介 (Materials and data)
Publication Title Dynamics of Civilizations
Published Date 2026-03
Volume volume5
Publisher 岡山大学文明動態学研究所
Start Page 273
End Page 278
ISSN 2436-8326
Content Type Journal Article
language Japanese
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Title Alternative Biyō Kokugaku Kiroku (School records of the Okayama han in the Edo period) (5)
JaLCDOI 10.18926/70063
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Author KURACHI, Katsunao|
Amo Type 資料紹介 (Materials and data)
Publication Title Dynamics of Civilizations
Published Date 2026-03
Volume volume5
Publisher 岡山大学文明動態学研究所
Start Page 170
End Page 272
ISSN 2436-8326
Content Type Journal Article
language Japanese
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Title Alternative Supplement: History and generative AI
JaLCDOI 10.18926/70062
FullText URL jdc_005_163.pdf
Author OCHI, Seiko|
Amo Type 展望 (Perspectives)
Publication Title Dynamics of Civilizations
Published Date 2026-03
Volume volume5
Publisher 岡山大学文明動態学研究所
Start Page 163
End Page 169
ISSN 2436-8326
Content Type Article
language Japanese
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Title Alternative The discovery of the Tsushima-Okadai site ; Trend and randomness in history
JaLCDOI 10.18926/70061
FullText URL jdc_005_156.pdf
Author NOZAKI, Takahiro|
Amo Type 展望 (Perspectives)
Publication Title Dynamics of Civilizations
Published Date 2026-03
Volume volume5
Publisher 岡山大学文明動態学研究所
Start Page 156
End Page 162
ISSN 2436-8326
Content Type Article
language Japanese
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JaLCDOI 10.18926/70060
FullText URL jdc_005_153.pdf
Author TANAKA, Masakazu|
Amo Type 特集:Sacred Objects in Religions (Special Issue: Sacred Objects in Religions)
Publication Title Dynamics of Civilizations
Published Date 2026-03
Volume volume5
Publisher 岡山大学文明動態学研究所
Start Page 153
End Page 155
ISSN 2436-8326
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JaLCDOI 10.18926/70059
FullText URL jdc_005_134.pdf
Author ZHANG, Shijun|
Abstract Tibetan thangka refers to a genre of pictorial art widely produced across the Tibetan cultural region since the 11th century. Although scroll painting is its most common form, thangkas are also created through embroidery, appliqué, and brocade weaving. The subjects depicted encompass a wide range of themes within Tibetan Buddhism and the Bön religion, including various Buddhas, bodhisattvas, deities, monks, mandalas, as well as astronomical and medical knowledge. Within Tibetan religious beliefs, thangkas are not merely visual representations; they are venerated as supports of Buddha (Tib. sku rten), understood as physical embodiments of divine presence. At the same time, the creation and veneration of thangka constitute a rich aesthetic tradition in which artists repeatedly integrate realist elements into this sacred canvas.
This paper offers a micro anthropological examination (Tanaka 2005; 田中 2006) of the depiction of thangka as a practice oscillating between inscribing the canonical and drawing the real. Through critically engaging with the theory of agency of art (Gell 1998), and the analysis of writing and drawing (Ingold 2017), this study examines the dialectical relationship between rendering sacred images and depicting worldly reality, and how such practices unfold in the tension between prescriptive authority and embodied perception.
Keywords Tibetan thangka art agent writing and drawing
Amo Type 特集:Sacred Objects in Religions (Special Issue: Sacred Objects in Religions)
Publication Title Dynamics of Civilizations
Published Date 2026-03
Volume volume5
Publisher 岡山大学文明動態学研究所
Start Page 134
End Page 152
ISSN 2436-8326
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language English
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JaLCDOI 10.18926/70058
FullText URL jdc_005_115.pdf
Author KAWAMOTO, Naomi|
Abstract This paper aims to clarify the dynamic aspect of the sacred that the religious image is imbued with, focusing on a Catholic practice in a current rural village of western Mexico. In classical studies of the sacred, it has generally been considered disconnected from the profane and ambivalent. Other research has revealed the multi-layered nature of the sacred and its constructive aspect. In contrast, this paper will discuss a sacredness that arises from the interaction between human beings and objects, a sacredness that is both performative and intimate. Thus, this article will analyze practitioners’ everyday, contingent acts, free from formality. In conclusion, “the sacred” contains a part of the profane caused by the Catholic image going back and forth between the realms of “the sacred” and “the profane”.
Keywords the sacred the catholic image intimacy Child Jesus Mexico daily practice
Amo Type 特集:Sacred Objects in Religions (Special Issue: Sacred Objects in Religions)
Publication Title Dynamics of Civilizations
Published Date 2026-03
Volume volume5
Publisher 岡山大学文明動態学研究所
Start Page 115
End Page 133
ISSN 2436-8326
Content Type Journal Article
language English
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