2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A Study of the Relationship between the Kamakura Shogunate and Folkloric Literature

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20520169
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese literature
Research Institution	Osaka City University
Principal Investigator	KOBAYASHI Naoki Osaka City University, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (40234835)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	鎌倉幕府 / 無住 / 沙石集 / 吾妻鏡 / 源頼朝 / 北条泰時 / 北条時頼 / 武家新制
Research Abstract	This study investigates the influence of the Kamakura shogunate's legislative system, particularly of the concepts found in the Goseibai shikimoku and Buke shinsei, upon the works of Muju, the reclusive monk of Kamakura-era. The study points out that Muju interacted deeply with pupils of the high priest Jikken, who received strong support from the Kamakura shogunate and stood at the pinnacle of the Buddhist world. The study further investigates editorial attitudes and historical descriptive methods of the Azuma Kagami, or 'Mirror of the East', a historical document of the Kamakura shogunate compiled contemporaneously with Muju, by analyzing the document's strong oral qualities from the perspective of folklore studies.

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