| Project/Area Number |
60510020
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Religious studies
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| Research Institution | Kokugakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
INOUE Nobutaka Kokugakuin University, Assistant Professor, 日本文化研究所, 助教授 (80011386)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MOGI Sakae Kokugakuin University, 日本文化研究所 (70200326)
坂本 是丸 国学院大学, 日本文化研究所
SAKAMOTO Koremaru Kokugakuin University (30162308)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1985 – 1986
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1986)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1986: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1985: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
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| Keywords | Urbanization and religion / New religion / Sociology of religion / Proselytization / 祭祀研究 / 布教 |
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| Research Abstract |
The following points have been made clear by this research project. I. There exist quite a few studies of the religious situation in small uroban areas compared with such studies in big cities or rural areas. Considering that the results of urbanization and changes of the life of the people are relatively easy to observe in small cities, research surveys in small cities should be made more widely.
II. In former studies, new religious movements whose headquaters were established in the Kanto or Kansai districts have attracted the interest of the researchers. However, some new religions were established in the North kyushu district, and they often have characteristic teachings or methods of missionary work.
III. As to religious phenomena relating to Shinto shrines, matsuri are experiencing remarkable revitalization. Some matsuri are held in traditional style, and others are held in more modern fashion. In both cases, revitalization of matsuri is thought to be connected with the maintenance or reinforcement of the local community.
IV. As a result of recent rapid progress in information media, there exist few differences between religious activities in big cities and small cities. One reason for this is the fact that the development of information media it- self causes similarities in methods of missionary work regardless of the scale of the city. The other reason is that new religions tend to quickly adopt the new technology which is useful for missionary work, and sometimes imitate the methods used by other religions.
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