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Intercultural Comparison Research on the Funeral Ceremonies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13610229
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionSenshu University

Principal Investigator

SHIMANE Katsumi  Senshu University, School of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (20235633)

Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Keywordsfuneral ceremony / sociology of death / Mongol / France / United States of America / undertaker / burial / grave / 葬儀 / 追悼 / 記憶 / 社会的死 / 近代化 / 比較社会学 / 比較文化 / 葬祭業 / 死生観 / 死の追悼 / 集合的記憶 / 社会学 / 比較文化論 / アメリカ:フランス:日本:モンゴル / 風葬 / ラマ教 / 国際比較 / 墓地 / 戦没者慰霊
Research Abstract

The aim of this research is to understand, thanks to an intercultural comparison, the influence of modernization on funeral ceremonies in various societies. Surveys have been effectuated in a selected range of countries : Mongolia, France and United States. We interviewed undertakers, mourning families, and specialists of funeral customs. After having taken part in funeral ceremonies, visited funeral homes and cemeteries we gathered all the basic data to be compared.
The information obtained is the following. In the past sixty years, Mongolia and especially Ulaanbaatar, have known an extremely rapid modernization and urbanization. This entailed both a shift from a traditional nomad lifestyle to a more urbanized one and a change in funeral customs. Earth burial has been replacing the practice of leaving corpses in the wilds, and recently the practice of cremation has also been started so that "new funeral traditions" have been invented.
Comparatively, France's modernization took place ear … More lier, but despite the existence of a crematist movement since the 19^<th> century, and its gradual recognition in the eyes of the catholic religion, cremation rates did not increase. At the same time, owing to the gradual restructuring of family relationships after the 70's, families became dependent on undertakers' services to organize the funerals.
In the United States, pregnancy of capitalism in the American society favored the emergence of the funeral industry. SCI (Service Corporation International) is the biggest funeral company in the world and crosses cultural borders. They offer expensive services such as embalming or confection of coffins and vaults with costly materials. They also provide customers with psychological counseling, law consulting and internet memorial.
We can say that in each country, the ancient forms of funerals inherited from religious and traditional customs have been maintained while having been modified through the joint influence of modernization, urbanization, and capitalism. Less

Report

(5 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2005 2004 2003 Other

All Journal Article (8 results) Book (6 results) Publications (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 社会的行為としての死者の追悼2005

    • Author(s)
      嶋根 克己
    • Journal Title

      法社会学 62号

      Pages: 99-109

    • NAID

      130003571257

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Implications of Memorial Service2005

    • Author(s)
      Katsumi SHIMANE
    • Journal Title

      Hoshakaigaku(The Japanese Association of sociology of Law) No.62

    • NAID

      130003571257

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 社会の近代化と墓の誕生2005

    • Author(s)
      嶋根 克己
    • Journal Title

      SOGI 85号

      Pages: 73-78

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 風葬と伝統的葬儀2004

    • Author(s)
      嶋根 克己
    • Journal Title

      SOGI 84号

      Pages: 73-77

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] モンゴルの葬送儀礼の伝統とその変貌2003

    • Author(s)
      嶋根 克己
    • Journal Title

      専修社会学 18号

      Pages: 40-52

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 社会的死へのアプローチ--アブレ労働者の生活体験の事例から2003

    • Author(s)
      嶋根 克己
    • Journal Title

      現文研 79号

      Pages: 2-19

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Tradition and Transformation in Mongolian Funeral Ceremonies2003

    • Author(s)
      Katsumi SHIMANE
    • Journal Title

      Senshu Sociology(Sociological Association of Senshu University) No.15

      Pages: 40-52

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Approach to the Social Death ; Case of a Homeless2003

    • Author(s)
      Katsumi SHIMANE
    • Journal Title

      Gen-bun ken(Research Group for Modern Culture in Senshu University) No.79

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 戦争博物館比較調査報告書2005

    • Author(s)
      嶋根克己編著
    • Total Pages
      190
    • Publisher
      専修大学文学部社会学専攻
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Research Report on the War Musiames2005

    • Author(s)
      Katsumi SHIMANE et al.
    • Total Pages
      190
    • Publisher
      Sociological Division of Senshu University
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Quand la Vie s'allonge ; France-Japon2004

    • Author(s)
      Pierre ANSART, Katsumi SHIMANE et al.
    • Total Pages
      288
    • Publisher
      L'Harmattan
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Quand la vie s' allonge France-Japon2004

    • Author(s)
      Pierre ANSART, Katsumi SHIMANE 他
    • Total Pages
      288
    • Publisher
      L'Harmattan
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 高齢社会と生活の質--フランスと日本の比較から2003

    • Author(s)
      佐々木交賢他編, 嶋根克己他著
    • Total Pages
      219
    • Publisher
      専修大学出版局
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Aged Society and Quality of Life ; Comparison France and Japan2003

    • Author(s)
      Koken SASAKI, Katsumi SHIMANE et al.
    • Total Pages
      219
    • Publisher
      Senshu Daigaku Shuppan-kyoku
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 嶋根 克己: "社会的な死へのアプローチ:アブレ労働者の生活体験の事例から"現文研. 79. 2-19 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 佐々木交賢, P.アンサール, 浜口晴彦, 中野秀一郎, 嶋根克己他: "高齢社会と生活の質"専修大学出版局. 219 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 嶋根 克己: "モンゴルの葬送儀礼の伝統とその変貌"専修社会学. 第15号. 40-52 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 嶋根 克己: "死者の街-ニューオーリンズの地上埋葬"SOGI. 通巻67号. 74-78 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report

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