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From Transculturation to Culture-Specific Ethics: The Implementation of Confucian Ritual Forms in 19th Century Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K00937
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 03010:Historical studies in general-related
Research InstitutionThe Toyo Bunko (2020-2023)
The University of Tokyo (2019)

Principal Investigator

CHARD Robert  公益財団法人東洋文庫, 研究部, 研究員 (30571492)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
KeywordsConfucianism / Ritual
Outline of Research at the Start

This project will examine the function of Confucian ritual forms in Japan in the late Edo period from cultural history and material culture perspectives. The focus of the research will be on documentary sources relating to domain schools, to explain why these ritual forms continued when Confucian learning declined as new forms of learning and education grew.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project examined the function of Confucian ritual forms, particularly the Confucius temple and Sekiten rite, in Japan in the late Edo period from cultural history and material culture perspectives. The focus of the research was on documentary sources and material artefacts relating to domain schools, to explain why these ritual forms continued when Confucian learning declined as new forms of learning and education grew.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果の学術的意義は、江戸後期(19世紀)日本における儒教儀礼形式の適応事例を分析し、倫理的価値がいかに文化に埋め込まれているかを明らかにしたことにある。本成果は東アジア史にとどまらず、世界規模の文化史、倫理研究に影響を与えるものである。また、その社会的意義は、倫理システムの文化的基盤の理解を推し進め、現代世界における異文化間のグローバル倫理の発展に有用なフレームワークの開発に役立つ知見を提供したことにある。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 4 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Presentation] Ritual Learning in China and Beyond2023

    • Author(s)
      Chard Robert
    • Organizer
      北京論壇
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] When the Shidian Became the Shidian: Confucius Worship in 3rd Century China and its East Asian Consequences2023

    • Author(s)
      Chard Robert
    • Organizer
      Symposium: East Asian Interactions
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Classical Education in 17th-Century China: Perspectives from Japan and Europe2022

    • Author(s)
      Chard Robert
    • Organizer
      全球高等教育管理者論壇
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Foundations of Chinese Imperial Ritual: Eastern Han and its Legacy2021

    • Author(s)
      Chard Robert
    • Organizer
      Conference: East Asian Interactions
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Visible Confucianism: From the Ancient Ru to the Spread of Ritual Forms in East Asia2020

    • Author(s)
      Chard Robert
    • Organizer
      One Asia - A Transcultural Community
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] The Culture of "Ceremonial Usage" in the Spread of Confucianism in China and East Asia2019

    • Author(s)
      Chard Robert
    • Organizer
      紀念孔子誕辰2570周年国際学術研討会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] Creating Confucian Authority2021

    • Author(s)
      Chard Robert
    • Total Pages
      223
    • Publisher
      Brill
    • ISBN
      9789004461918
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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