EPHE Center for Japanese Religions and Folk Traditions Library (CERTPJ)
The EPHE Center for Japanese Religions and Folk traditions Library is located in the EFEO (French School of Asian Studies) Maison de l'Asie building. The CERTPJ Library holds an extensive collection of documents on Japanese folk religions, folklore, ethnology and anthropology. Holdings also include an important collection of black and white photos on everyday life in Japan, focusing on religious practices.
The collections have been transferred to the Humathèque on the Condorcet Campus. They have been incorporated into Territory G “Asia,” in section G7 “Japan,” alongside the documentary collections of the Center for Research on Japan (CRJ-EHESS). Archival collections and rare or valuable documents are stored in the Humathèque's reserves and can be consulted in a dedicated reading room.
Access terms
The vast majority of documents are freely accessible in the reading rooms.
Lending terms
Most documents in the Humathèque can be borrowed, subject to the following rules:
- Doctoral students and researchers residing on campus may borrow 30 documents at a time for 60 days
- Master's students taking classes on campus may borrow 20 documents at a time for 30 days
- Non-resident researchers from member institutions may borrow 10 documents at a time for 60 days.
Academic works, rare and valuable documents, and archival collections are not available for loan.
EPHE Center for Japanese Religions and Folk Traditions Library (CERTPJ)
