"Displaced Spiritualities;" Religious conviction among refugee asylum seekers in Tokyo
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22K01100
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 04030:Cultural anthropology and folklore-related
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| Research Institution | Sophia University |
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Principal Investigator |
Slater David 上智大学, 国際教養学部, 教授 (70296888)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Keywords | archive / oral narrative / refugees / spirituality |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
What is the role of personal religious spirituality as manifest across different religions in one of the most challenged populations on earth: refugee asylum seekers from the Global South? We will employ original approach, what we have call "spiritual life inquiry" methods of oral narrative research with 3 very different displaced populations now living in Tokyo (Ugandan Christians, Syrian Muslims and Burmese Buddhists). We will conduct semi-structured interviews using open-ended dialogical sessions we have developed with other refugee populations since 2017.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The purpose of this project is to answer fundamental questions facing society today. What is the role of personal religious spirituality as manifest across different religions in one of the most challenged populations on earth: refugee asylum seekers from the Global South? How do displaced individuals, far away from home, community, and institution, call up spiritual resources for sustenance, guidance and solace? While we are familiar with the strife that religious persecution can cause, our focus is on the productive and generative, protective and liberating role that religious spirituality plays for refugees.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Our data collection is proceeding as planned. What we had not full anticipated is the speed of which our project was able to produce and disseminate longer-format video materials in public showings--one of your key goals. “Religion on the Move: the role of faith in the life of refugees in Tokyo” is a 31 minute film that we were able to edit quite quickly, using our "spiritual life inquiry" methodology. This is a film that shows the role of Christianity on three African refugees currently living in Tokyo. We have organized showing in and around Tokyo, where at each showing, at least one of the refugees featured were able to join the discussion.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
While some of our energies were more focused on the dissemination of the film during our first year--which was substantially faster than expected--for our 2nd year, we will continue with our data collection around our primary themes--the religious life of refugees. Already, in 2023, we have hosted a conference primarily with Kurdish refugees and scholars where a full session was focused on religious issues. Moreover, we will continue to add to our open source website, building upon previous research, now adding depth and breath to the themes of spirituality.
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