| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Research Abstract |
City seals, which have taken forms through self recognition of medieval cities in the dynamic transition of history, are at the same time the media through which the cultural identity is generated. In other words, city seals are historical materials of social representation, as defined by Durkheim. Contrary to the prevalent assumption, nature of cities represented in those symbols often does not demonstrate secular characteristics. Rather, they depict the identities of cities within the boundaries of Christian iconography, in which the cities viewed themselves as integrated religious communities. This study can demonstrate that city seals represent the multidimensional power relationships the cities took parts in and their self perceptions in such circumstances.
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