Folkloristic study on "festivity" in urban festivals

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01204
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 04030:Cultural anthropology and folklore-related
• Research Institution: Edogawa University
• Principal Investigator: Anami Toru 江戸川大学, 社会学部, 教授 (50255204)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 内田 忠賢 奈良女子大学, 人文科学系, 教授 (00213439) ; 有本 尚央 甲南女子大学, 人間科学部, 准教授 (70734333)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 都市祭礼 / 祭礼 / 民俗学 / 祝祭性 / コロナ禍の祭礼への影響 / 真正性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study attempted to examine the “celebratory nature” of festivals through research on the process by which Japanese festivals were suspended and revived due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, some festivals have begun to reduce their festive aspects while increasing their artistic value and emphasizing the authenticity of the festivals. On the other hand, there was also a tendency to reduce the “thrill” and “spectacle” aspects in order to avoid unpredictable situations. In this way, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic seemed to make the characteristics of a festival more evident.

Free Research Field

民俗学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

コロナ禍による中断とそこから祭礼が復活した過程を詳細に分析したことは、同様の事例研究が出始めている現在、祝祭性の特徴を明らかにし、祭礼研究における「祝祭性」の議論を進展させうる指標となり得たと考える。また、祝祭性と関連して真正性のあり方の議論を通じて、他分野との広汎な議論を可能にしたと考える。祭礼の運営者にとっても、中断と復活の経緯の記録は今後の指標としての社会的意義があるものと考えられる。