2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Comparative study of folklore regarding death and dying in hospice care today
Project/Area Number |
19K00081
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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 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 01030:Religious studies-related
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Research Institution | Shimane University |
Principal Investigator |
Morooka Ryosuke 島根大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 教授 (90466516)
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Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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Keywords | 死の民俗 / ホスピスケア / 死生観 / 世俗化 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The one of the results of this research program is to show the religious background of modern hospice established in England, with field and literature research in the UK. As another achievement, I made several presentations regarding “folklore of death and dying” existing in contemporary Japan, the topic almost unknown before outside Japan, to deepen discussion in terms of international comparison. Furthermore, I have published a comprehensive research paper on the history of references to the phenomena “presence of the dead” in various fields such as hospice care, psychiatry, psychic research, or religious thoughts. In this research, I also point to a secularist tendency in contemporary societies, to explore further as a next research topic.
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Free Research Field |
宗教社会学、死生学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究は、ホスピス・緩和ケア、精神医学、宗教学、社会学、民俗学といった多様な領域にまたがっており、そのため主題的に扱われることの少なかった「死の民俗」の実態と研究史について包括的に整理と分析を行い、今後のさらなる研究へと繋げている点に意義を有している。その際、イギリスを中心とした欧米の動向と日本の状況とをともに視野に収めて、国際比較の観点を深めている点も重要である。また、本研究プログラムの成果には、臨終期視像に関するガイドブックの翻訳をはじめ、ケア臨床に対する貢献を意図した仕事も含まれている。
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