Unearthed divination texts and Ancient Chinese Society

• Project/Area Number: 15K02909
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of Asia and Africa
• Research Institution: Seijo University
• Principal Investigator: MORI Masashi 成城大学, 民俗学研究所, 研究員 (10367146)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 中国古代 / 古代史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

First, I created "Rishu" database in Excel, classified a wide variety of dibination by using its database, and The trends of individual materials were analyzed. And I considerd divinations of Temperament and story of Resurrection of the dead that only seen in Fangmatan "Rishu", revealed its characteristics and funeral customs. Further I considerd Five elements theory in "Rishu",it was revealed that divinations based on the five-element theory is surprisingly small.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で行った分類は一つ一つの「日書」の全体像を見通すことができると同時に、複数の「日書」を通貫できるもので、今後資料増が見込まれる「日書」分析の基礎になり得るものである。また「日書」中の五行説に対する私見や墓での哭礼・沃祭、さらに『史記』日者列伝の再検討は、いずれも従来の見解とは異なり、それらの見直しを迫るという点で学術的意義があると思われる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 『史記』日者列伝の亡佚と補作について (2019)
  • Author(s): 森和
  • Journal Title: 『中国古代の法・政・俗』 Volume: － Pages: 249-273
• [Journal Article] 放馬灘秦簡「日書」に見える音律占について (2017)
  • Author(s): 森和
  • Journal Title: 『中國古代史研究』 Volume: 第八 Pages: 368-391
• [Presentation] Some Problems in the "Biographies of the Diviners of Lucky Days" (2019)
  • Author(s): MORI Masashi
  • Organizer: Paper prepared for the panel, “In and Out of the Grand Scribe’s Records: New Perspectives on the First History,” at the Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Some Problems in the “Biographies of the Diviners of Lucky Days (2019)
  • Author(s): MORI Masashi
  • Organizer: Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference 2019
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 秦漢《日書》所見的五行説 (2018)
  • Author(s): 森和
  • Organizer: 第一届出土文献与古代文明青年学者研討会
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 占いから覗き見る中国古代の人々 (2016)
  • Author(s): 森和
  • Organizer: 早稲田大学文学部アジア史コース連続講演会「アジア史の広場」
  • Place of Presentation: 早稲田大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-21
  • Invited