The Study of Social History of "Edict for the Liberation of Prostitutes" and Prostitutes

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K03041
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Kindai University (2018-2019); Gifu University (2016-2017)
• Principal Investigator: HITOMI Sachiko 近畿大学, 文芸学部, 准教授 (00457029)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 性買売 / 娼妓 / 芸妓 / 外国人妾 / 遊廓 / 芸娼妓解放令 / ジェンダー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The preset work took over the previous achievements “Study of the social history of the state-regulated prostitution in the early modern times, the modern shift period”. And this work is to clarify historical significance about "Edict for the Liberation of Prostitutes" and the state-regulated prostitution in modern times from the viewpoint of prostitutes.

Free Research Field

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果の学術的意義は、近代公娼制度の歴史的意味を、娼妓・芸妓自身が残した史料が極めて少なく、娼妓・芸妓の経験の内実を伝える史料もほとんどないなかで、遊廓のなかで生きた娼妓・芸妓の経験から明らかにしようとした点にある。近代公娼制度の実態を歴史的に解明することは、現在もつづく性買売をめぐるさまざまな社会問題や人権問題を検討するうえで、重要な社会的意義をもつ。