The changes in relationships between disaster survivors and religious leaders in the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520906
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: OHMURA Tetsuo 東北大学, 文学研究科, 専門研究員 (30620281)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 東日本大震災 / 宗教者 / 被災者 / 心の相談室 / 臨床宗教師 / 宗教の社会的役割 / こころのケア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami noticeably changed the relationships between disaster survivors and religious leaders. Before 2011 the relationships had been inert, but after that the disaster provided possibilities for volunteer activities, that is why the social role of religion had to be reviewed.
The author of this research has studied the relationships between the disaster survivors and religious leaders, focusing on the activity of Kokoro-no sodanshitsu - the counceling room, operated by religious leaders of different beliefs, medical staff and researchers, and provided the analysis of how this activity has led to the appearance of rinshoshukyoshi - the religious leaders, who provide cross-religious care.

Free Research Field

宗教心理学，臨床死生学，宗教学，臨床心理学