2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Research of Dewasanzan shugens' Activities and Local Associations in the Later Early Modern
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21720221
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Japanese history
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 宗教社会史 / 歴史民俗学 / 修験道 / 共同体論 |
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| Research Abstract |
Dewasanzan is the range of sacred mountains in Shonai (a part of Yamagata), and the school of training of shugen or yamabushi (mountain priest). The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the process and the peculiarity of Dewasanzan worship led by shugens' activities. This research examines the role of Tetsumonkai who is the original shugen of Mt. Yudono from the 18th to the 19th century. It concludes that citizens and associations of modern Japan was founded in the Edo period, clarifying how shugens were accepted by local associations in East Japan.
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