Chinese studies and regional societies in transition from the early modern period to the modern period: Clued from the consciousness and behavior of the graduates of Hakuen Shoin in Osaka.

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K12841
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 01040:History of thought-related
• Research Institution: Kansai University
• Principal Investigator: YOKOYAMA Shunichiro 関西大学, 東西学術研究所, 非常勤研究員 (60759827)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 泊園書院 / 日本漢学 / 門人名簿 / 地域社会 / データベース

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, I examined the relationship between Chinese studies in Osaka and the regional societies through a comprehensive survey of the achievements of those who graduated from Hakuen Shoin. As a result, it became clear that they played an active role in the region as businessmen, wealthy people, politicians, bureaucrats, educators, researchers, artists, writers, Buddhist monks, religious people, doctors, newspapermen, journalists, lawyers, judges, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, engineers, authors, novelists, social activists, and martial artists.

Free Research Field

日本漢学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまでの漢学塾研究は、塾そのものの制度や塾主の思想を分析することが主流であった。しかし本研究では、塾に学んだ学生の事績を網羅的に調査し、その過程で作成した略伝は七百以上にのぼる。この膨大なデータは、漢学を学んだ人々がその叡智を自らの行動に反映させていたのか否か、もし反映させていたとしたらそれは漢学のどの部分であったのか、といった問題にせまる一つの重要な素材になると思われる。