1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
THE STUDY OF SHAMANISM AND FOLK RELIGION IN EAST ASIA
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08041027
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Field Research |
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| Research Field |
文化人類学(含民族学・民俗学)
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| Research Institution | KOMAZAWA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
SASAKI Kokan KOMAZAWA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF LETTERS, PROFESSOR, 文学部, 教授 (30052426)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
WATANABE Yoshio TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND HUMANITIES, PROFESSOR, 人文学部, 教授 (90103209)
YAMAJI Katsuhiko KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY, PROFESSOR, 社会学部, 教授 (30090731)
CH'OE Kilsong HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF INTEGRATED ARTS AND SCIENCE, PROFESSOR, 総合科学部, 教授 (80236794)
SASAKI Shin'ichi KOSHIEN UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 人間文化学部, 助教授 (30175377)
KOMATSU Kazuhiko INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR JAPANESE STUDIES, PROFESSOR, 教授 (90111781)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1996 – 1998
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| Keywords | EAST ASIA / SHAMANISM / CHINA / MOGOLIA / KOREA / CHINESE-GEOMANCY / TANG-Kl / MUDAN |
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| Research Abstract |
The study above was limited to East Asia ( Mainland China . Mongolia . Korea and Taiwan ). The purpose of this study was to investigate the varieties of shamanistic cultures prevalent among these areas from a comparative point of view , clarify the structure and characteristics of them , follow up the degrees of change in shamanism in accordance with the socio-cultural changes in these areas , and if possible to offer a new viewpoint to the traditional framework of shamanistic studies In the past three years , we have accomplished the following research based on fieldwork .
( I ) Since the beginning of " the Reform and Open-door Policy " in China , shamanism has revived conspicuously .
(2) But the revival of shamanism in mainland China shows variations in different areas . There are areas in which shamans perform rituals freely . In contrast , we see areas where the activity of shamans is severely restricted by the authorities
(3) The name of shamanic specialists is so different in differ
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ent areas that it seems difficult to use the general term to denote shamanic specialists
(4) The way of shamanic communication with spiritual beings and the other worlds also shows variations and it makes impossible the theoretical generalization of shamanism .
(5) The roles of shamans are generally to foretell the future and cure illnesses . And these activities are being supported by the common people .
(6) The relationship between shamanism and Buddhism are supposed to be far closer than supposed so far So it is not always appropriate to make a dichotomy such as great tradition / little tradition , and shaman / priest .
(7) Shamanistic rituals have changed , probably as a result of the Cultural Revolution .
(8) Shamanisrn of various areas in East Asia (Mongolia, Korea, Taiwan) has also mostly the same characteristics as shown in the above (4) , (5) , (6) and (7) In future research , we intend to investigate shamanism in the perspective of Asian World-views and clarify the influence of shamanism upon the lives of the peoples in Asia . Less
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