2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Changes in Shikoku-henro or pilgrimage and its health psychological meaning : An investigation by life story analysis
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16530406
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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 |
Social psychology
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| Research Institution | Sakushin Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
FUKUSHIMA Meiko Sakushin Gakuin University, Faculty of Human and Culture Sciences, Associate Professor, 人間文化学部, 准教授 (20334568)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Keywords | Shikoku-henro or pilgrimage / psychological, physical, social health / health psychology / life story analysis / field-work |
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| Research Abstract |
Research on the pilgrimage started in April 2001. In this report, data that were collected before receiving a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research are used. The report consists of three parts. Chapter 1 to Chapter 7 focuses on contemporary pilgrims. The world of a pilgrimage is shown through ethnography using data collected by participant observation and interviews conducted before, during, just after, and one to three years after the pilgrimage. Based on the ethnography, the meaning of the pilgrimage is examined from the perspective of its effects on health care. The experience and background of current pilgrims were also investigated. In Chapter 8, people that host the pilgrims are investigated, and the meaning of the pilgrimage for these people is examined. In Chapter 9 and 10, pilgrims from Meiji to Showa era are analyzed. Here, "Osamefuda" (cards used by pilgrims), kept in a building that was once a pilgrims' inn and then used as a private house in Uchiko town, Kita District, in Ehime Prefecture were used as research materials. These cards were dedicated by pilgrims from Meiji to Showa era. About 1000 cards were copied and from their content, the actual conditions of past pilgrims were analyzed. Moreover, from the addresses and names on the cards, descendants of the past pilgrims were located and interviews were conducted. In this way, an image of the pilgrim from Meiji to Showa era was constructed.
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