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1998 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Faust-Literature and the Christian Demonology

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09610511
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 独語・独文学
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TAKAHASHI Yoshito  KYOTO UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Prof., 大学院・人間・環境学研究科, 教授 (70051852)

Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
KeywordsFaust / Demonology / Contract with the Devil / German Folklore / Goethe / Grabbe / Yukio Mishima / Osamu Teduka
Research Abstract

Europeans believe not only in God, but also in the Devil. These beliefs are not seen among the Japanese. The Devil and the Japanese demon are fairly different. In Japan, the spirits who are highly respected become gods, and those who are not respected become demons.
In the European societies before the spread of Christianity, the old beliefs existed, which somewhat resemble the Japanese attitude to gods and demons. We can still see the rest of these old beliefs in "Perchtenlauf" in southern Germany, in which the "beautiful Perchta"and the "ugly Perchta"fight with each other.
The Scholastic philosophies brought up the demonology. "The Tale of Theophilus", the forerunner of the Faust-legend, became popular in the European societies since the 12th century.
The end of the popular play "Faust" in the 16th century and that of Goethe's "Faust" are quite different. The controversy between Luther and Erasmus lies in the background. The popular play is based on Lutheran doctrines ; Goethe on the humanist spirit of "free will.
After Goethe, as the times are more confused, "Faust"-stories became more pessimistic. In the background of Grabbe's "Don Juan und Faust" is the Napoleonic War ; in that of Bulgakov's "The Master and Margarita"is Stalinism.
Japan is far from the tradition of demonology. Therefore, the Japanese "Faust"-stories have a special character. Yukio Mishima's "Kinjiki" ("The Forbidden Love") and Osamu Tezuka's "Neo-Faust" will be regarded as representative Japanese "Faust"-stories.

  • Research Products

    (14 results)

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All Publications (14 results)

  • [Publications] 高橋 義人: "歴史と継父-ディルタイ歴史哲学の地平を探る" ディルタイ研究. 10号. 133-145 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Yoshito Takahashi: "Japanisches and europaisches Fruhlingsfest" ゲーテ年鑑. 40巻. 97-115 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 高橋 義人: "ゲーテ自然科学と文人科学" 日本18世紀学会年報. 13号. 12-15 (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 高橋 義人: "ファウストと冥府への旅" モルフォロギア. 20号. 51-59 (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Yoshito Takahashi: "“Ich lehre nicht, ich erzahle"." Goethe-Jahrbuch. 114巻. 387-388 (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 早川東三, 高橋義人他: "Sprache, Literatur and Kommunikation" 同学社, 611 (1997)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] 三木成夫, 高橋義人他: "ヒトのからだ" うぶすな書院, 256 (1997)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Yoshito Takahashi: "History and the Stepfather. The Horizon of Dilthey's Historical Philosophy. (In Japanese)" Dilthey-Studies. No.10. 133-145 (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Yoshito Takahashi: "Japanisches und eu-ropaisches Fruhlingsfest. (In German)" Goethe-Yearbook. No.40. 97-115 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Yoshito Takahashi: "Goethe's Natural Science and the Literary Sciences : (In Japanese)" Japanese Society for the 18th Century. No.13. 12-15 (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Yoshito Takahashi: "Faust and the Jour-ney to the Hades. (In Japanese)" MORPHOLOGIA. No.20. 51-59 (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Yoshito Takahashi: ""Ich lehre nicht, ich erzahle". (in German)" Goethe-Jahrbuch. Bd.114. 387-388 (1998)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Toyo Hayakawa, Yoshito Takahashi, et al.: Sprache, Literatur and Kommunikation.(in German). Dogakusha, 611 (1997)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Shigeo Miki, Yoshito Takahashi, et al.: The Human Body. (In Japa-nese). Ubusuna Publica-tions, 256 (1997)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 1999-12-08  

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