The point of contact between faith and the media:A study of votive literary arts and the generation and transformation of legends in the early modern period

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K02447
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Shinshu University
• Principal Investigator: HAYAMI Kaori 信州大学, 学術研究院人文科学系, 准教授 (60556653)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 奉納文芸 / 神異譚 / 出版メディア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

One of the achievements was to conduct a survey of the books dedicated to the shrine and clarify the background and significance of the dedication.
In addition, research and content analysis of literary arts, including gods and ghosts, have progressed.
At the same time, one of the achievements was the publication of a book on publishing culture, which played a major role in the spread of literary arts in the early modern period.

Free Research Field

近世文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

各地に鎮座する神社へ奉納された文芸の調査を行い、その一部を論文として成果報告することにより、貴重な事例の情報を発信した。
近世において諸文芸の普及に大きな貢献を果たした出版書肆の、文化としての発展過程について調査し、その一部を明らかにした。