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The Historical Formation of Shugendo Through the Study of Regional Sites

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K20777
Project/Area Number (Other) 18H05567 (2018)
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund (2019)
Single-year Grants (2018)
Review Section 0101:Philosophy, art, and related fields
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

CARTER Caleb  九州大学, 人文科学研究院, 講師 (30823968)

Project Period (FY) 2018-08-24 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
KeywordsShugendo / Japanese Buddhism / history of religion / Shinto / Mt. Togakushi / women and gender studies / regional history / history of religions / History of Religion / Japanese Religions / Regional History / Buddhism / Japanese religions / Japanese history / mountain religion / medieval period / Edo period / Buddhist studies / Regional history
Outline of Research at the Start

This research will significantly advance both the study of Shugendo; and the broader discipline of Religious Studies. For Shugendo, it will demonstrate that the folk-studies approach that has dominated the field is no longer adequate.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I published two peer-reviewed articles in international journals (one in Japan Forum and one in Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies) and a book review on H-NET (USA). I presented material from my book project at various conferences including the Association of Asian Studies in Denver, CO (USA) and Tokyo, and organized a panel on the topic of Shugendo for the European Association of Japanese Studies (postponed to 2021). I had one invited lecture at the University of Oslo (also related to my book) cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I continued research in the field: Togakushisan (in Nagano), Tateyama (in Ishikawa), Homanzan (in Fukuoka), and Hikosan (in Oita). This research, consisting of interviews with priests and laity, collection of materials, observation of rituals, and photographs, will support my next research project on transformations to mountain religious communities in the modern era.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

This research explores the emergence of Shugendo as a self-conscious system through a case study of Mt. Togakushi (in Nagano). I cover its pre-Shugendo medieval history, the transmission of Shugendo in the sixteenth century, the growth of Shugendo in the Edo period, as well as women's history there.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2019 2018

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Demonic Landscape: Oni Legends and the Making of Japan’s Early Modern Countryside2019

    • Author(s)
      Caleb Carter
    • Journal Title

      Japan Forum

      Volume: 31/4 Issue: 4 Pages: 467-486

    • DOI

      10.1080/09555803.2019.1594336

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Review: Assembling Shinto: Buddhist Approaches to Kami Worship in Medieval Japan, Anna Andreeva2019

    • Author(s)
      Caleb Carter
    • Journal Title

      H-Japan, H-Net Reviews

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Power Spots and the Charged Landscape of Shinto2018

    • Author(s)
      Carter Caleb
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

      Volume: 45 Issue: 1 Pages: 145-173

    • DOI

      10.18874/jjrs.45.1.2018.145-173

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Review: Mountain Mandalas: Shugendo in Kyushu, by Allan Grapard (Bloomsbury, 2016)2018

    • Author(s)
      Caleb Carter
    • Journal Title

      Monumenta Nipponica

      Volume: 73/1 Pages: 87-91

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Placing Early Modern Shugendo: The Case of Mount Togakushi2019

    • Author(s)
      Caleb Carter
    • Organizer
      Asian Studies Conference Japan
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Demons in the Countryside: Observations on the Relationship between Story and Place2019

    • Author(s)
      Caleb Carter
    • Organizer
      Association of Asian Studies
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 中世修験道の地域的な展開を巡って:戸隠山の事例2018

    • Author(s)
      Caleb Carter
    • Organizer
      日本山岳修験学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-08-27   Modified: 2024-03-26  

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