| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KAWASAKI Shinjo Toyo University, Faculty of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (00072538)
OKUBO Hiroyuki Toyo University, Faculty of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (40073928)
ITO Hiromi Toyo University, Faculty of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (70109578)
SHIMIZU Tadashi Toyo University, Faculty of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (20058001)
KANSAKU Koichi Toyo University, Faculty of Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (70057983)
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| Research Abstract |
In 2000- 2001, We have researched on characteristics and historical changes concerning Japanese attitude to facing death, from a point of view of Japanese literature, Buddhism, Christianity etc.
The way of this research is as follows : reseach on literature ; literatures especially on faith of Japanese gods(kami) and Buddha, narrative literature, Buddhist art
a field survey ; Miyagi, Fukushima, Togakushi, Kyoto, Ise, Nara, Wakayama, Osaka, Kobe, Akashi, Shikoku, Tsuwano, Fukuoka, Oita, Saga etc.
comparative studies ; Buddhism of India and Tibet, Hinduism, and Japanese Buddhism the Ideas of terminal care and grief care, and Japanese literature.
As a result of this research, investigators have written articles, and these articles are published in a research report. As to the result, we have found out characters and historical changes concerning Japanese attitudes to facing death in various period and thought in Japan. However, we could not do comparative study of these characteristics and changes sufficiently in a limited period. And we need to research on funeral rites and ceremonies in Japan.
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