2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
On the Narration and Placeness of Medieval Royal Authority as seen in Dreams and Secret Instructions: The Construction and Deconstruction of Tenno in Buddhist Worldviews
Project/Area Number |
15K02083
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
History of thought
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Research Institution | Yokohama City University |
Principal Investigator |
MATSUMOTO Ikuyo 横浜市立大学, 都市社会文化研究科, 准教授 (60449535)
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | 秘説 / 相伝 / 天皇 / 場所性 / 仏教的世界観 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this research, I focused on analyzing formal accounts of the accession ritual (abhisheka) as seen in secret instructions and dreams about the ritual. That "tenno" and "gods and Buddhas" are included in such secret instructions and dream accounts is significant because it demonstrates that the cultural inheritance conveyed through the abhisheka ritual constituted a monopolistic type of power and authority.At the same time, I revealed that, as a foundation for showing the origins and legitimacy of the genealogy and inheritance, secret instructions and dream accounts involve the “placeness” of mythical and esoteric worldviews. I conclude that at the backbone of medieval culture we find the coexistence of two perspectives: an authoritarianism and ideology of secretiveness that emphasized the classics and pedigree, as seen in the handing down of secret instructions; and a realistic attitude towards material culture that facilitated exchange and gift giving.
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Free Research Field |
日本文化史
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