2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Socio-Religious Analysis of Folklore and Mysticism in 'Kishinron'
| Project/Area Number |
22720036
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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 |
History of thought
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| Research Institution | International Christian University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUZUKI Takako 国際基督教大学, アジア文化研究所, 研究員 (70459006)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 儒教解釈 / 鬼神論 / 民俗学 / 民間信仰 / 宗教政策 / 日本思想史 / 異文化理解 |
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| Research Abstract |
Arai Hakuseki's 'Kishinron' is known to have a detailed analysis on ghosts and supernatural events. Japanese scholars have long considered this work as evidence of Hakuseki's rationalism on such matters. Kishinron or the Neo-Confucian discussion of afterlife reflects concerns for religious policy. Arai Hakuseki's detailed discussion on the Supernatural must be understood within this socio-political background for social order and religious polity. This research has focused on Hakuseki's interests on folklore and supernatural events as a reflection of his political interest on local beliefs. In order to illuminate Hakuseki's religious views it is necessary to compare his work with other early modern Japanese intellectuals. Hakuseki had no intention to promote occult or mysticism; he was making effort to present a guideline to identify licentious cults and dangerous religious movements.
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Research Products
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