2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Folklore Study of Prayers for Safe Childbirth and Animal Memorial Services in Chiba and Ibaraki Prefectures: Focusing on Dog and Cat Memorial Services
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22K20084
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
0104:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
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| Research Institution | Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba |
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Principal Investigator |
WATASE Ayano 千葉県立中央博物館, その他部局等, 研究員(移行) (10967376)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | 民俗学 / 宗教民俗学 / 動物供養 / 講 / 犬供養 / 猫供養 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In the literature survey, I captured the characteristics of the customs attached to animal offerings. I was able to obtain materials that complemented my past and current folklore research. In the field survey, I investigated the transition of animal offerings for safe delivery after the dissolution of animal offerings and other prayers for safe delivery. In addition, I focused on the materials associated with safe delivery prayers. As a result, it was ascertained that there were a wide range of objects other than animals, such as Jizoson, Fudoson, and Niou. In addition, I have been working to clarify the position of dog and cat offerings in the history of animal offering research and their relationship to temple and shrine beliefs.
In the final year of the project, in parallel with the research, I presented my findings at a folklore conference and published my research results in a paper. I was able to find the possibility of further development of this research in the future.
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| Free Research Field |
日本民俗学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究は、千葉県と茨城県の広域における猫を中心とする動物供養を研究対象にした、安産祈願の動物供養習俗並びに動物供養に関する研究の発展を目的とした産育における動物供養と寺社や宗教者の連関性を考究する民俗学的研究である。同じ安産祈願のための動物供養の犬供養と猫供養の分布の傾向や、各地に残る御詠歌の差異からその信仰の伝播の経過の示唆や、地域の講集団と寺社信仰との関連性を指摘した。また、信仰の母体である講集団の解散後の信仰も明らかにし、文研調査と現地での民俗調査、過去の民俗調査記録から今後の安産祈願と動物供養の可能性を見出した基礎的な研究である。
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