The Transformation of the Spirit Cults/Animism in Modern Asia-Impacts on Gender, Community and Ethnicity

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21402034
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Shikoku Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: HASHIMOTO Hiroko (SEKI Hiroko) 四国学院大学, 社会学部, 教授 (80236075)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KITAHARA Atsushi 龍谷大学, 経済学部, 教授 (30107916) ; INUZUKA Kyota 静岡県立大学, 国際関係学部, 教授 (00232520) ; NOZU Koji 天理大学, 国際文化学部, 准教授 (40208369) ; MORIMOTO Kazuhiko 京都大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (20536578) ; TAKEMOTO Tatsuya 四国学院大学, 社会学部, 教授 (70309706) ; NAGASAKA Itaru 広島大学, 大学院・総合科学研究科, 准教授 (60314449) ; SHUTO Toshikazu 兵庫教育大学, 学校教育研究科, 准教授 (60346294) ; OKUI Asako 京都女子大学, 現代社会学部, 講師 (50457032) ; HASHIMOTO Takashi 同志社大学, 法学部, 教授 (00208448)
• Research Collaborator: WONGBOONISN Pacharawalai チュラーロンコーン大学, 人口研究所, 教授 ; AUNG Than than ヤンゴン経済大学, 講師 ; JAYAKUMAR M. S. コーチン科学技術大学, 講師
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: 東アジア / 東南アジア / 精霊信仰 / シンクレティズム

Research Abstract

Focused on the "fundamental culture", which has deeply affected the world view of the people of East and Southeast Asia, especially, on the indigenous(animist) beliefs, we have carried out empirical research on relationship between the state religion, ethnicity, or nationalism and these beliefs. As a result, the new findings were obtained on the practice of "indigenous beliefs" of the people live in this modern era, the reality of religious syncretism with the state religion, and on the modern transformation of"animist beliefs". Adding to this, the rare and also really interesting research data were also obtained on the practice of religion of the religious minority(Chinese Muslim, in this case) and their relationship with the central authority.