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A Comparison of Christian Influences on Religion in Modern China

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K12815
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Religious studies
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

Sumika Masayoshi  立命館大学, 産業社会学部, 教授 (60384004)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 鈴木 健郎  専修大学, 商学部, 准教授 (40439518)
Research Collaborator Miyata Yoshiya  
SCHICKETANZ Erik  
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords宗教 / 近代中国 / キリスト教宣教師 / Chinese Recorder / 教務雑誌
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to clarify the influence that Christianity has had on other religious traditions in China from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. It analyzes articles published in the mission journal Chinese Recorder (The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal), and investigates how Christian missionaries saw Confucianism, Daoism, Chinese Buddhism, and other religions of China. By doing so, this study elucidates the overall view Christian missionaries had of religion in China as well as their general understanding of what does and does not constitute "religion".

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、近代中国における宗教概念の歴史的形成過程を、キリスト教と儒教や道教、中国仏教などとの宗教間の具体的な相互関係から明らかにすることによって、宗教研究における宗教概念の議論に新たな事例を提供するものとしての意義を有する。また、宗教間の相互理解あるいは相互無理解による行き違いや、ナショナリズムと宗教との関連などをめぐる一般の議論に、歴史的事例からのより冷静な観点を提供するものとしての意義をもつ。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2017 2016

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Narratives of Buddhist decline and the concept of the sect (zong) in modern Chinese Buddhist thought2017

    • Author(s)
      Schicketanz Erik
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Chinese Religions

      Volume: 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 281-300

    • DOI

      10.1080/23729988.2017.1392197

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Behind the Mask of the Secular2016

    • Author(s)
      Masayoshi Sumika
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Religion In Japan

      Volume: 5 Issue: 2-3 Pages: 153-175

    • DOI

      10.1163/22118349-00502005

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Nationalism, Religion, and Social Darwinism: Nation and Religion in the Works of Kato Genchi and Liang Qichao2016

    • Author(s)
      Sumika Masayoshi
    • Journal Title

      Religious Studies in Japan

      Volume: 3 Pages: 21-39

    • NAID

      110009625104

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Book] 堕落と復興の近代中国仏教: 日本仏教との邂逅とその歴史像の構築2016

    • Author(s)
      エリック・シッケタンツ
    • Total Pages
      388
    • Publisher
      法藏館
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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