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2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS CITIES

Research Project

Project/Area Number 12610186
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionOSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TANI Tomio  Osaka City University, Graduate School of Literature and Human Sciences, Professor, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (30135040)

Project Period (FY) 2000 – 2001
Keywordsreligious city / social contribution / community welfare
Research Abstract

This research intended to explain social functions of religious groups in "religious cities". "Religious city" means that it holds the headquarters of the religious group which have many believers not only nationwide, but also worldwide. This research intended to explain social roles of religious groups to both social structure of the city and citizen's social life, standing on religious integration-conflict function theory.
My fields are Tnri-kyo and Tenri City in Nara Prefecture, PL (Perfect Liberty) -kyo and Tondabayashi City in Osaka Prefecture, Omoto and Ayabe City in Kyoto Prefecture, Sukyo-Mahikari and Takayama City in Gifu Prefecture, Konko-kyo and Konko Town in Okayama Prefecture, and Sekai-Mahikari-Bunmei-Kyodan and Shuzenji Town in Shizuoka Prefecture. The Result is that All religions made efforts for social contributions more or less. Especially from Tenri-kyo in Tenri City and PL-kyo in Tondabayashi City, I could get important findings.
I could get important findings about participation process of religious groups to city politics, patterns of connection with city government, religious ideal and social action about community contribution, welfare action of religious organization, and social contribution through religious companies.

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All Other

All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] 谷富夫(第1著者・倉沢進): "社会学入門"放送大学教育振興会. 231 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] TANI, Tomio (first autor : KURASAWA, Susumu): "INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY"Hoso Daigaku kyoiku Shinkokai : Tokyo. 231 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2003-09-17  

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