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Tracing the history of media-based esoteric movements in postwar Japan: The case of the journal *Nihon Shingaku*

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K02244
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Religious studies
Research InstitutionMaizuru National College of Technology

Principal Investigator

Yoshinaga Shin'ichi  舞鶴工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 教授 (90271600)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 栗田 英彦  南山大学, 南山宗教文化研究所, 研究員 (10712028)
GAITANIDIS IOA  千葉大学, 国際教養学部, 助教 (90715856)
塚田 穂高  上越教育大学, 大学院学校教育研究科, 助教 (40585395)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords日本神学 / オカルティズム / 日蓮宗 / 万教一元 / 中野文隆 / 関口野薔薇 / 吾郷清彦 / 藤井岐彦 / オカルト / 伝統仏教のプラクティス / 身体技法の近代化 / 心霊研究 / 雑誌 / 戦後政治 / 秘教思想 / ヨーガ / ニューソート
Outline of Final Research Achievements

*Nihon Shingaku* started in 1949 as the vehicle for the ideas of a reformist movement inside the Nichiren sect. It changed into a journal devoted to establishing a Shinto Theology, after the original movement crossed paths with the ecumenical movement called Bankyo Ichigen Domei in 1952. It then started introducing a variety of new religious and occultic activities in Japan and abroad. To trace the history of this journal, it was necessary for us to do research on pre-WWII psycho-spiritual therapies called “seishin ryoho”, occultism in the US, and several post-WWII ecumenical movements. As our scope expanded, it became necessary to discuss the notion of “occultism in Japan” which includes “seishin ryoho”, psychical research, pseudo-histories, syncretic religions and so on. It is regretful that we could not publish the final report, but all journal contents from 1949 to 1974 have been catalogued. We hope to continue our research on *Nihon Shingaku* and occultism in postwar Japan.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

1970年代以降、オカルトという語は流布しているが、1960年代までにも「オカルト」に対応する知識や運動が存在していた。昭和20年代に創刊された『日本神学』は、海外からのオカルティズム紹介が沈滞していたと思われる時期に、それらの紹介を行なっていただけでなく、戦前の超古代史や精神療法などを戦後に復興する役割も果たした。本研究によって、空白となっていた戦後のオカルティズム史を発掘することで、戦前から戦後への連続性を検証できよう。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 世界革命と陰謀論 : 太田龍の「辺境」の論理 (戦後日本の政治とオカルト)2019

    • Author(s)
      栗田英彦
    • Journal Title

      宗教と社会 = Religion & society

      Volume: 25

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 神智学と仏教、マクガヴァンとその周辺2018

    • Author(s)
      吉永進一
    • Journal Title

      現代思想

      Volume: 46巻10号 Pages: 405-421

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] スピリチュアル・セラピーとしてのヒプノセラピー―催眠術と民間精神療法の現代日本2018

    • Author(s)
      Ioannis Gaitanidis
    • Journal Title

      こころと文化

      Volume: 17巻2号 Pages: 133-141

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The Notion of Shuyo and Conceptualizing the Future of Religion at the Turn of the Twentieth Century2018

    • Author(s)
      Kurita Hidehiko
    • Journal Title

      Religious Studies in Japan

      Volume: 4 Pages: 65-90

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 革命と修養――木下尚江はなぜ静坐をしたのか?2017

    • Author(s)
      栗田英彦
    • Journal Title

      日本思想史学

      Volume: 49 Pages: 132-150

    • NAID

      40021381920

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 南山宗教文化研究所所蔵静坐社資料―解説と目録2017

    • Author(s)
      栗田英彦
    • Journal Title

      研究所報

      Volume: 27 Pages: 24-61

    • NAID

      40021256735

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Hansei Zasshiと大拙2017

    • Author(s)
      吉永進一
    • Journal Title

      松ヶ岡文庫研究年報

      Volume: 31 Pages: 65-77

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 現代宗教と代替性―日本の事例から―2018

    • Author(s)
      Ioannis Gaitanidis
    • Organizer
      東北大学国際文化研究科国際日本研究講座企画公開講演
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 陰謀と陰謀論――太田龍における「恐怖」のポリティクス2018

    • Author(s)
      栗田英彦
    • Organizer
      怪異怪談研究会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Political History of Meditation and Yoga in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      栗田英彦
    • Organizer
      Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] "Taniguchi Masaharu's idea of Political Economy: From Spiritual Therapy to Social Reform"2017

    • Author(s)
      Kurita Hidehiko
    • Organizer
      15th European Association of Japanese Studies International Conference 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] "Political Movements and the Birth of the Japanese New Religious Movement "Seicho-no-ie"2017

    • Author(s)
      Kurita Hidehiko
    • Organizer
      Changing Religious Landscape in Contemporary East Asia (Hong Kong Baptist University)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 日本型政教分離と修養―丁酉倫理会を中心に―2017

    • Author(s)
      栗田英彦
    • Organizer
      日本宗教学会第76回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] キリスト教・社会主義・オカルト―関口野薔薇の「神道神学」の背景-2017

    • Author(s)
      栗田英彦
    • Organizer
      神智学研究会ワークショップ「アジア・仏教・神智学」
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] デジタル時代におけるオーラ写真の非聖化の可能性2017

    • Author(s)
      ガイタニデス ヤニス
    • Organizer
      「宗教と社会」学会第25回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The “alien” prime minister: Hatoyama’s “occult” politics’ in panel A political history of spirituality in modern Japan: Honda Chikaatsu, Taniguchi Masaharu, and Hatoyama Yukio2017

    • Author(s)
      Ioannis Gaitanidis
    • Organizer
      15th European Association of Japanese Studies International Conference 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Western Esotericism in Contemporary Japan: The Case of a Greek Theosophical Study Group2017

    • Author(s)
      Ioannis Gaitanidis
    • Organizer
      神智学研究会ワークショップ「アジア・仏教・神智学」
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 戦後日本の新宗教平和運動における思想と実践2017

    • Author(s)
      塚田穂高
    • Organizer
      日本宗教学会第76回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 政治と宗教の話をしよう―「右傾化」から「カルト問題」まで―2017

    • Author(s)
      塚田穂高
    • Organizer
      第54回情報文化研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Spirits and Animism in Contemporary Japan: The Invisible Empire2019

    • Author(s)
      Fabio Rambelli, Jason A. Josephson-Storm, Ioannis Gaitanidis, Ellen Van Goethem, Carina Roth, Andrea De Antoni, Mauro Arrighi, Jolyon Baraka Thomas, Andrea Castiglioni
    • Total Pages
      230
    • Publisher
      Bloomsbury
    • ISBN
      1350097098
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 昭和・平成オカルト研究読本2019

    • Author(s)
      ASIOS(塚田穂高他)
    • Total Pages
      464
    • Publisher
      サイゾー
    • ISBN
      4866251182
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 赤松徹真編『『反省会雑誌』とその周辺』2018

    • Author(s)
      吉永進一
    • Publisher
      法蔵館
    • ISBN
      9784831855718
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 大谷栄一・川又俊則・猪瀬優理編『基礎ゼミ 宗教学』2017

    • Author(s)
      塚田穂高
    • Publisher
      世界思想社
    • ISBN
      9784790716976
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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