An Experimental Study on Religious Practice in Spain by Brazilian Diaspora

• Project/Area Number: 16K02193
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Religious studies
• Research Institution: Tenri University
• Principal Investigator: Yamada Masanobu 天理大学, 国際学部, 教授 (70434975)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 高橋 典史 東洋大学, 社会学部, 教授 (50633517)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 移民 / 宗教 / ブラジル / スペイン / プロテスタント教会 / カトリック教会 / ディアスポラ / ブラジル系移民 / イギリス / 日本 / 入信 / 観光 / プロテスタント

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarifies the following aspects of religious movements created by Brazilian diaspora. 1). Development of Congregacion Cristiana in Spain and Japan, which was originally formed in Brazil. 2). Social background of its followers’ adaptation to societies in Spain and Japan. 3). Transnationality observed in their migration. 4). Identity issue of the followers as 1.5 generation immigrants. 5). Development of Assembleia de Deus and Brazilian Catholic Church in Spain. 6). Preliminary research on the circumstances of Brazilian religious communities in England. In addition, this study collects and analyzes literal materials regarding the relationship between migration/refugee and religion in Europe and focuses the influence of foreign religions brought by immigrants on existing religions at host societies.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、宣教活動や教会権力によってでなく、信者ネットワークがトランスナショナルな宗教運動の発生と拡大に有効に働いた事例を検証し、個人レベルの信頼関係が生むグラスルーツ的な活動が、人々の移動、移動先での定着、そして移動後の祖国との繋がりに寄与していることを明らかにすることで、移民にとって宗教が流動的なグローバル社会を生き抜くツールとしてポジティブに機能していることを示した。本研究が用いた「下からのグローバリゼーション」という視点は人のつながりの社会的有用性を意味している。また、本研究は移民がもたらす外来宗教の、ホスト社会の既存の宗教に対する影響を考察する上で示唆を与えることができる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Japanese Religions in Contemporary Europe: Social Roles of Cultural Activities (2020)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, Norihito
  • Journal Title: 東洋大学社会学部紀要 Volume: 57-2 Pages: 21-32
  • NAID: 120006841792
• [Journal Article] ディアスポラの公共圏としての在日ブラジル系プロテスタント教会 (2018)
  • Author(s): 山田政信
  • Journal Title: 天理大学学報 Volume: 第70巻 Pages: 1-15
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 旅する文化を生きる人々―スペインのブラジル系キリスト教会― (2017)
  • Author(s): 山田政信
  • Journal Title: 現代宗教2017 Volume: － Pages: 55-79
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Multicultural Coexistence and Religion in Contemporary Japan (6): Support Activities for Technical Intern Trainees and Refugees by FBOs (2019)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, Norihito
  • Organizer: The 2nd Annual Conference of the East Asian Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] "Migrants and Religious Diversification in Contemporary Japan" (2019)
  • Author(s): Norihito Takahashi
  • Organizer: Centre for the Study of Japanese Religions, SOAS University of London
  • Invited
• [Presentation] "Diverse Muslim Migrants in Contemporary Japan" (2019)
  • Author(s): Norihito Takahashi
  • Organizer: Universita degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" (University of Naples "L'Orientale"), Naples (Italy)
  • Invited
• [Presentation] "Development of Support Activities for Foreign Residents by Religious Organisations in Japan" (2019)
  • Author(s): Norihito Takahashi
  • Organizer: “Religion and Welfare in East Asian Contexts: A Research Round-Table” of the Centre for Religion and Public Life and East Asian Studies, the University of Leed, the UK
  • Invited
• [Presentation] トランスナショナルな宗教コミュニティ：スペインにおけるブラジル人移民の事例 (2018)
  • Author(s): 山田政信
  • Organizer: アメリカス学会第 23 回年次大会
• [Presentation] "From Refugees to Supporters: Conversions Made By Religious Organizations in Contemporary Japan" (2018)
  • Author(s): Norihito Takahashi
  • Organizer: XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology RC22 Sociology of Religion
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] "Immigration and Religious Pluralisation in Contemporary Japan" (2018)
  • Author(s): Norihito Takahashi
  • Organizer: The University of Manchester, East Asian Studies Research Seminar Series, the UK
  • Invited
• [Presentation] ブラジルのなかのアフリカ (2017)
  • Author(s): 山田政信
  • Organizer: 天理大学アメリカス学会第22回年次大会
• [Presentation] ブラジル系ペンテコステ派教会という宗教コミュニティ (2016)
  • Author(s): 山田政信
  • Organizer: 日本宗教学会
  • Place of Presentation: 早稲田大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-10
• [Book] Globalizing Asian Religions: Management and Marketing (2019)
  • Author(s): Wendy Smith (編集), Hirochika Nakamaki (編集), Tamasin Ramsay(編集), Lauella Matsunaga (編集), Peter Clarke, Yoshihide Sakurai, Susumu Shimazono, Hiroshi Iwai, Benjamin Penny, Shamsul A. B., Hidetake Yano, Barbara Watson Andaya, Tomoe Moriya, Masanobu Yamada, Ronan Pereira, Hedeaki Matsuoka, Nobutada Inoue
  • Total Pages: 380
  • Publisher: Amsterdam Univ Pr
  • ISBN: 9789462981447
• [Book] Encyclopedia of Latin American Religions (2019)
  • Author(s): Henri Gooren (編集), Usarski, F., Shoji, R., Rodriguez Plasencia, G., May May, E., McKenzie, G., Apud Pelaez, I., Clara, M., Ruiz Santos, R., Valdenegro, A., Cordova Quero, H.,da Costa, M., Tomita, A., Valdrigue, A.,Saizar, M., Guerriero, S., Loundo, D., Younger, P., Strange, S., Masanobu Yamada
  • Total Pages: 1600
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 9783319270777
• [Book] 海外における日本宗教の展開――21 世紀の状況を中心に (2019)
  • Author(s): 井上順孝、高橋典史、高山秀嗣、武井順介、藤井修平、虫賀幹華、隈元正樹、李和珍、小林宏至、藤野陽平、矢野秀武
  • Total Pages: 237
  • Publisher: 宗教情報リサーチセンター
  • ISBN: 9784991076213
• [Book] 現代日本の宗教と多文化共生 (2018)
  • Author(s): 高橋 典史、白波瀬 達也、星野 壮
  • Total Pages: 240
  • Publisher: 明石書店
  • ISBN: 9784750346687