The Historical Formation of Shugendo Through the Study of Regional Sites
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19K20777
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| Project/Area Number (Other) |
18H05567 (2018)
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund (2019)
Single-year Grants (2018) |
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| Review Section |
0101:Philosophy, art, and related fields
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| Research Institution | Kyushu University |
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Principal Investigator |
CARTER Caleb 九州大学, 人文科学研究院, 講師 (30823968)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
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| 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)
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| Keywords | Shugendo / 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 |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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