2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Norinaga Motoori and the Building of Nation
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20530435
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 本居宣長 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of the research is to show that the works of Norinaga Motoori played a crucial role in building the identity of Japanese people as a nation. Japanese study initiated by Norinaga applied the method of Confucianists Jinsai and Sorai to the Japanese ancient text Kojiki which describes the normand institutions of non-literal Japanese society. His work provided the foundat on for the form ation of dicsourses of nation building in the last ages of Edo period.
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Research Products
(9 results)
