A comparative study of the customs of deifying the person in early modern Japan and East Asian countries.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520081
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: History of thought
• Research Institution: Saitama University
• Principal Investigator: INOUE Tomokatsu 埼玉大学, 人文社会科学研究科(系), 教授 (10300972)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 日本宗教史 / 神道 / 儒教 / 功臣 / ベトナム / 田村神社

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research clarified the following points. We cannot solve the history of religion of Japan only by the research to Shintoism and Buddhism. Therefore, it is necessary to study the influence of Confucianism. The religion policy of the Meiji Restoration government was strongly affected by the influence of Confucianism. A comparative study with Vietnam is effective for the historical study of early modern Japan. In order to study the history of religion of Japan, We need to understand the history of religion of the kanji cultural sphere.

Free Research Field

日本近世史・宗教史