2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Sociological research on the 'multi-layered relation' between a traditional religious folkways and old and new established religions
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16530343
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Toyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
NISHIYAMA Shigeru Toyo University, Department of Sociology, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (00092528)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2005
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| Keywords | religious folkways / local community / religious cult / Traditional neighboring group / relationship between a temple and its parishioners / multi-layered relation / religious exclusivity |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research, we investigated the multi-layered relation between a traditional religious folkways and old and new established religious group religions.
Specifically, it is the structural relation of the religious folkways diffused in the community, and the religions as a established religious groups
Our research yielded many interesting facts. We discovered the fact that the ancestor worship, a funeral custom, and the religious cult as a religious folkways have been changing.
This shows the tendency which makes a social combination new by the result of social change. For example, it is the relationship between a temple and its parishioners etc. Furthermore, Buddhism-affiliated New religions are quotaing with the old established Buddhism religious, taking in a religious folkways skillfully. Although cooperation and reconciliation are generally observed, it is a division-of-work relation. Moreover, even when strain and conflict were observed, a division-of-work relation has been potentially continuous.
The result of this investigation clarified the multi-layered relation of a Japanese religion clearly.
In 2006 the report was released in response to the collection of data published in 2005.
We deeply appreciate your support of our research efforts.
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Research Products
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